[§11-366]  Solicitations relating to disasters.  (a)  No candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall solicit a contribution in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the solicited contribution would primarily be used to provide assistance to persons directly affected by a disaster unless the solicitation includes an explicit disclosure that:

     (1)  The solicited contributions are subject to state campaign finance law;

     (2)  Contributions may be used to influence the outcomes of elections for political office or votes relating to ballot questions; and

     (3)  Persons affected by the disaster may not necessarily benefit from any solicited contribution.

     (b)  The disclosure described in subsection (a) shall be prominently displayed or announced in a manner that a reasonable person is likely to notice while reading, listening to, or observing the remainder of the solicitation.

     (c)  A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class C felony.

     (d)  For the purposes of this section, "disaster" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 127A-2. [L 2024, c 16, §1]