11-251.17. Use of county seal, logo or insignia restricted; county offices; cease and desist order; violation; classification; exception

A. A person may use, display or otherwise employ any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county, whether identical or substantially similar, that implies affiliation with the county only after obtaining the approval of the board of supervisors of that county. The board of supervisors may grant a certificate of approval on application by any person showing good cause for the use of the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county for a proper purpose. No person other than a county department may use the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county to advertise or promote the sale of any article of merchandise within this state or for promoting any other commercial purpose. The board of supervisors may adopt rules for the use of the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county or any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county, including rules for the use of the county seal, logo or insignia or another visual or textual identifier of the county for official county business.

B. A person may use, display or otherwise employ any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier of a county office, whether identical or substantially similar, that implies affiliation with that county office only after obtaining the approval of the elected official in control of that county office. The elected official in control of the appropriate county office may grant a certificate of approval on application by any person showing good cause for using the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier of that county office for a proper purpose.  A person other than a county department may not use the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier of a county elected office to advertise or promote the sale of any article of merchandise within this state or for promoting any other commercial purpose. The board of supervisors may act to adopt rules for the use of the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier for any county office or any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier of any county office, including rules for the use of the logo, insignia or another visual or textual identifier of any county office for official county business. The board may also act on a request of a county elected official for the county office to which the requesting county official is elected.

C. If the county maintains a website, it shall display on its website the adopted seal, logo or insignia and the text of subsection A of this section.

D. The board of supervisors shall issue a cease and desist order to any person who is in violation of this section. If the person fails to comply with the cease and desist order, the person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

E. Subsections A and B of this section do not limit the ability of a person to use a county seal, logo or insignia to engage in satire or parody.