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§ 4665.3. Advertising notification

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: January 19, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 3. State Fiscal Affairs in General (Refs & Annos)
Taxpayer-Funded Advertising Transparency Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 19, 2016
72 P.S. § 4665.3
§ 4665.3. Advertising notification
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(a) Statements required.--
(1) No expenditures for paid media advertising shall be made by a Commonwealth agency from money appropriated, executively authorized or otherwise made available from the General Fund or a special fund that is comprised of money collected by a tax imposed by the Commonwealth or other revenues or receipts received by the Commonwealth unless the paid media advertising includes a statement that it is funded, in whole or in part, by the fund and includes the following specific statement: “Paid for with Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars.”
(2) In the case of print advertising, the statement shall be included so that it is easily seen and read.
(3) In the case of broadcast advertising, the statement shall be included as an audio tagline so that it is easily heard.
(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply:
(1) where the materials provided to the broadcast or print media are broadcast or published free of charge; or
(2) to any expenditure for media advertising as authorized under the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L. 351, No. 91),1 known as the State Lottery Law.

Credits

2015, Dec. 20, P.L. 497, No. 90, § 3, effective in 30 days [Jan. 19, 2016].

Footnotes

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72 P.S. § 3761-101 et seq.
72 P.S. § 4665.3, PA ST 72 P.S. § 4665.3
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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