(a) This section does not apply to the following:
- (1) A communication relating to an election to a federal office.
- (2) A person whose sole act is, in the normal course of business, participating in the preparation, printing, distribution, or broadcast of the advertising or material containing the false representation.
- (b) As used in this section, "officeholder" refers to a person who holds an elected office.
- (c) A person may not knowingly or intentionally authorize, finance, sponsor, or participate in the preparation, distribution, or broadcast of paid political advertising or campaign material that falsely represents that a candidate in any election is or has been an officeholder.
As added by P.L.66-2003, SEC.21.