Verbatim from the public record. The law itself is a government work — always confirm the current version on the official source before you rely on it.
����� 1. If an official publication contains any
mention of a candidate or ballot question, the official publication must, upon
request and under the same terms and conditions, provide equal space to all
candidates or to a representative of an organization which supports the passage
or defeat of the ballot question.
����� 2. If an official publication contains the
views or opinions of the association, the executive board, a community manager
or an officer, employee or agent of an association concerning an issue of
official interest, the official publication must, upon request and under the
same terms and conditions, provide equal space to opposing views and opinions
of a unit�s owner of the common-interest community.
����� 3. If an association has a closed-circuit
television station and that station interviews, or provides time to, a
candidate or a representative of an organization which supports the passage or
defeat of a ballot question, the closed-circuit television station must, under
the same terms and conditions, allow equal time for all candidates or a
representative of an opposing view to the ballot question.
����� 4. The association and its officers,
employees and agents are immune from criminal or civil liability for any act or
omission which arises out of the publication or disclosure of any information
related to any person and which occurs in the course of carrying out any duties
required pursuant to subsection 1, 2 or 3.
����� 5. As used in this section:
����� (a) �Issue of official interest� means:
������������ (1) Any issue on which the executive board
or the units� owners will be voting, including, without limitation, elections;
and
������������ (2) The enactment or adoption of rules or
regulations that will affect the common-interest community.
����� (b) �Official publication� means:
������������ (1) An official website;
������������ (2) An official newsletter or other
similar publication that is circulated to each unit�s owner; or
������������ (3) An official bulletin board that is
available to each unit�s owner.