(a) It shall be unlawful for any person fraudulently to misrepresent himself or herself, or any other person or organization with which he or she is affiliated, as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate, principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party, or agent or employee thereof, in a manner which is damaging or is intended to be damaging to such other candidate, principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any automated or pre-recorded communication initiated, conducted, or transmitted through an automated telephone dialing service to be conducted without providing clear notice at the ending of the phone call that the communication was a paid political advertisement and clearly identifying the person, nonprofit corporation, entity, principal campaign committee, or political action committee that paid for such communication.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to knowingly misrepresent, in any automated or pre-recorded communication that is a political advertisement and that is initiated via an automated telephone dialing service, the identification of the person, nonprofit corporation, entity, principal campaign committee, or political action committee that paid for such communication.
(d) The Attorney General of the State of Alabama shall have full power to investigate and enforce violations of this section and any owner, employer, agent, or representative of any automated dialing service found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty upon conviction of a Class A misdemeanor as provided in Section 17-5-19.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Section 17-5-3 - Political Action Committees; Officers; Accounting and Reporting.
Section 17-5-5.1 - Regulation of Legislative Caucus Organizations.
Section 17-5-6 - Checking Account; Expenditures.
Section 17-5-7 - Use of Excess Moneys Received; Solicitation, etc., of Contributions.
Section 17-5-7.1 - Return or Refund of Contributions.
Section 17-5-7.2 - Disposal of Campaign Property.
Section 17-5-8.1 - Electronic Reporting; Electronic Searchable Database; Rules.
Section 17-5-8.2 - Legislative Findings.
Section 17-5-9 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Procedures.
Section 17-5-10 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Public Inspection of Reports; Date of Receipt.
Section 17-5-11 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Duties of Secretary of State.
Section 17-5-12 - Identification of Paid Advertisements.
Section 17-5-13 - Cards, Pamphlets, Circulars, etc., to Bear Name of Candidate, Committee, Etc.
Section 17-5-17 - Solicitation by Force, Job Discrimination, Threats, etc., Prohibited.
Section 17-5-18 - Failure to File Required Statement or Report.
Section 17-5-19.1 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Civil Penalties.
Section 17-5-19.2 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Administrative Review.
Section 17-5-20 - Appointment of Designated Filing Agents; Submission of Reports.