REFERENCE TITLE: governmental entities; social media; prohibition

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

SB 1687

Introduced by

Senator Ugenti-Rita

AN ACT

AMENDING Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 7; relating to INformation technology.

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

Section 1. Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 7, to read:

CHAPTER 7

SOCIAL MEDIA

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

START_STATUTE18-701. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Elected Official" means:

(a) Every elected official of this state.

(b) Every elected official of each county.

(c) Every elected official of each municipality.

(d) EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

(e) Every Superior court judge.

2. "Governmental Entity" means this STATE, any county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state or any department, agency, board, commission, authority, public corporation or other public entity of any of the foregoing or controlled by any of the foregoing. END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE18-702. Social media; governmental entities; prohibition; applicability

A. A GOVERNMENTal ENTITY, AT ANY LEVEL, may not Use A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR ANY OFFICIAL OR GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE.

B. A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY may not give or control a social media account to or for an elected official.

C. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT OPERATED BY THE ELECTED OFFICIAL. END_STATUTE