Sec. 5. If a campaign communication includes fabricated media depicting a candidate, the person that paid for the campaign communication must include a disclaimer, separate from the disclaimer required under IC 3-9-3-2.5(d), that meets the following requirements:

(1) The disclaimer must state: “Elements of this media have been digitally altered or artificially generated.”.

(2) If the campaign communication is a printed communication, the disclaimer must be printed in a manner that complies with IC 3-9-3-2.5(e).

(3) If the campaign communication is an audio communication, the disclaimer must be read:

(A) in each language used in the campaign communication;

(B) at a speed and pitch at which the disclaimer is reasonably understandable; and

(C) at a volume that is not lower than the loudest audio included in the campaign communication;

at the beginning of the campaign communication, at the end of the campaign communication, and, if the campaign communication is more than two (2) minutes in length, at intervals of two (2) minutes for the duration of the campaign communication.

(4) If the campaign communication is a video communication, the disclaimer must be:

(A) printed in a manner that complies with IC 3-9-3-2.5(e); and

(B) displayed continuously for the duration of the campaign communication.

As added by P.L.81-2024, SEC.1.