Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 49.7.33. DISCLAIMERS ON POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS.

nt for the independent expenditure communication, the statement may refer only to that contributor. c. This statement is not required if the committee did not have any contributors of at least $1,000 in the six months prior to the date of the payment for the independent expenditure communication. 4. “Funding details at ethics.lacity.gov .” A substantially similar statement that specifies the website may be used as an alternative in audio communications. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,577, Eff. 5/18/25.) C. A person making an independent expenditure communication under Section 49.7.31 A.2.b. shall incorporate the following statements: (Amended by Ord. No. 183,414, Eff. 3/13/15.) 1. “Distributed by” immediately followed by the person’s name, address, and city. The address and city are not required in an audio communication. 2. “Not authorized by or coordinated with a City candidate or committee controlled by a candidate.” This statement is not required if the independent expenditure communication supports or opposes only a City ballot measure. 3. “Funding details at ethics.lacity.gov .” A substantially similar statement that specifies the website may be used as an alternative in audio communications. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,577, Eff. 5/18/25.) D. All disclaimers shall be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the reader, observer, or listener adequate notice. Minimum requirements are specified below: 1. For written communications up to 24 inches by 36 inches, disclaimers shall be printed using a bold, sans serif typeface that is easily legible to an average reader and is not less than 14-point type in a color that contrasts with the background on which it appears. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,153, Eff. 10/15/17.) 2. For written communications larger than 24 inches by 36 inches, the total height of the disclaimer shall constitute at least five percent of the total height of the communication, be printed using a bold, sans serif typeface that is easily legible to an average reader, and be printed in a color that contrasts with the background on which it appears. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,153, Eff. 10/15/17.) 3.