§ 21-5-50. Filing by Public Officers; Filing by Candidates for Public Office; Filing by Elected Officials and Members of the General Assembly; Electronic Filing
Except as modified in subsection (c) of this Code section with respect to candidates for state-wide elected public office, each public officer, as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3, shall file with the commission not before the first day of January nor later than July 1 of each […]
§ 21-5-51. Inspection and Copying of Financial Disclosure Statements
Financial disclosure statements filed pursuant to this article shall be public records and shall be subject to inspection and copying by any member of the public as provided by law for other public records. History. Code 1981, § 21-5-51 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 297, § […]
§ 21-5-70. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Expenditure”: Means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or conveyance of money or anything of value made for the purpose of influencing the actions of any public officer, specifically including any such transaction which is made on behalf of or for the benefit of a public employee […]
§ 21-5-71. Registration Required; Application for Registration; Supplemental Registration; Expiration; Docket; Fees; Identification Cards; Public Rosters; Exemptions
Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided by subsection (i) of this Code section, no person shall engage in lobbying as defined by this article unless such person is registered with the commission as a lobbyist. The commission shall not allow a person who has been convicted of a felony […]
§ 21-5-72. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration; Reinstatement; Civil Penalty
In addition to other penalties provided in this article, the commission may by order deny, suspend, or revoke for a period not to exceed one year the registration of a lobbyist if it finds that the lobbyist: Has filed an application for registration with the commission which was incomplete in a material respect or contained […]
§ 21-5-72.1. Regulation of Certain Contact Between Lobbyists and Members of the General Assembly; Making or Acceptance of Certain Expenditures
No person who is required by the law of this state to register as a lobbyist shall meet at the state capitol, Coverdell Legislative Office Building, or other state government facility with any member of the General Assembly to discuss the promotion or opposition of the passage of any legislation by the General Assembly, or […]
§ 21-5-73. Disclosure Reports
Each lobbyist registered under this article shall file disclosure reports as provided for in this Code section in the electronic format specified by the commission. A person who is required to register under this article and lobbies to promote or oppose the passage of any legislation by the General Assembly, or any committee of either […]
§ 21-5-74. Postemployment Restrictions on Lobbyists
A lobbyist shall not be eligible for executive appointment to any board, authority, commission, or bureau created and established by the laws of this state which regulates the activities of a business, firm, corporation, or agency that the lobbyist represented until one year after the expiration of the lobbyist’s registration for that business, firm, corporation, […]
§ 21-5-75. Postemployment Restrictions on Public Officers
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, on and after January 8, 2007, persons identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 and the executive director of each state board, commission, or authority shall be prohibited from registering as a lobbyist or engaging in lobbying under this […]
§ 21-5-76. Contingent Fees for Lobbying Prohibited; Unauthorized Persons on the Floor While the General Assembly Is in Session
No person, firm, corporation, or association shall retain or employ a lobbyist for compensation contingent, in whole or in part, upon the passage or defeat of any legislative measure, upon the adoption or decision not to adopt any state agency rule or regulation, or upon the granting or awarding of any state contract. No lobbyist […]