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2025 California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 9 - POLITICAL REFORM
CHAPTER 4 - Campaign Disclosure
ARTICLE 5 - Disclosure in Advertisements
Section 84509.

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CA Govt Code § 84509 (2025)
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84509. If the order of top contributors required to be disclosed pursuant to this article changes or a new contributor qualifies as a top contributor, the disclosure in the advertisement shall be updated as follows:

(a) A television, radio, telephone, electronic billboard, or other electronic media advertisement shall be updated to reflect the new top contributors within five business days. A committee shall be deemed to have complied with this subdivision if the amended advertisement is delivered, containing a request that the advertisement immediately be replaced, to all affected broadcast stations or other locations where the advertisement is placed no later than the fifth business day.

(b) A print media advertisement, including nonelectronic billboards, shall be updated to reflect the new top contributors before placing a new or modified order for additional printing of the advertisement.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 546, Sec. 24. (AB 249) Effective October 7, 2017. Operative January 1, 2018, by Stats. 2017, Ch. 546, Sec. 29.)

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