(a)
This section applies to a committee that does either of the following:
(1)
Makes an expenditure of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to an individual for his or her appearance in an advertisement that supports or opposes the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot measure.
(2)
Makes an expenditure of any amount to an individual for his or her appearance in an advertisement that supports or opposes the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot measure and that states or suggests that the individual is a member of an occupation that requires licensure, certification, or other specialized, documented training as a prerequisite to engage in that occupation.
(b)
A committee described in subdivision (a) shall file, within 10 days of the expenditure, a report that includes all of the following:
(1)
An identification of the measure that is the subject of the advertisement.
(2)
The date of the expenditure.
(3)
The amount of the expenditure.
(4)
The
name of the recipient of the expenditure.
(5)
For a committee described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the occupation of the recipient of the expenditure.
(c)
An advertisement paid for by a committee described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement stating “(spokesperson’s name) is being paid by this campaign or its donors” in highly visible font shown continuously if the advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or spoken in a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio broadcast or telephonic message.
(d)
(1)An advertisement paid for by a committee described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement stating “Persons portraying members of an occupation in this advertisement are compensated
spokespersons not necessarily employed in those occupations” in highly visible font shown continuously if the advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or spoken in a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio broadcast or telephonic message.
(2)
A committee may omit the disclosure statement required by this subdivision if all of the following are satisfied with respect to each individual identified in the report filed pursuant to subdivision (b) for that advertisement:
(A)
The occupation identified in the report is substantially similar to the occupation portrayed in the advertisement.
(B)
The committee maintains credible documentation of the appropriate license, certification, or other training as evidence that the individual may engage in the occupation identified in the report and
portrayed in the advertisement and makes that documentation immediately available to the Commission upon request.