REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; deceptive mailings

State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012

SB 1096

Introduced by Senator Gould

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 19-119, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to initiative and referendum.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 19-119, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE19-119.  Deceptive mailings; civil penalty

A.  In an attempt to influence the outcome of an election held pursuant to this title, an individual or committee shall not deliver or mail any document that falsely purports to be a mailing authorized, approved, required, sent or reviewed by or that falsely simulates a document from the government of this state, a county, city or town or any other political subdivision.

B.  An individual or committee that violates this section is liable for a civil penalty equal to twice the total of the cost of the mailing or five hundred dollars, whichever is greater.  The attorney general, the county attorney, the city or town attorney or any other legal representative of the political subdivision, as appropriate, may assess the civil penalty.END_STATUTE