Section 2-12-9 – Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor.
2-12-9. Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor. Any person who threatens, harms, offers to make bribes of money or other inducements, offers or gives gifts or other types of consideration to any person for the purpose of obtaining sponsorship or introduction of legislation, influencing the form of legislation, attempting to influence any member […]
Section 2-12-10 – Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees .
2-12-10. Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees. No person, officer, agent, appointee, or employee in the service of this state or of the United States shall attempt to influence any member of the Legislature to vote for or against any measure pending therein affecting the pecuniary interests of such person, except […]
Section 2-12-11 – Expense reports filed with secretary of state_Open to public inspection–Administrative penalty for untimely report.
2-12-11. Expense reports filed with secretary of state–Open to public inspection–Administrative penalty for untimely report. On or before July first of each year, each registered lobbyist and each employer of a registered lobbyist whose name appears in the directory in that year shall submit to the secretary of state a complete and detailed report of […]
Section 2-12-13 – Elected board members of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe and church representatives exempt .
2-12-13. Elected board members of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe and church representatives exempt. This chapter does not apply to any elected member of the governing board of any unit of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe. This chapter does not apply to any person representing a bona fide church solely for […]
Section 2-12-14 – Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed.
2-12-14. Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed. This chapter shall not be construed to infringe upon the right of any citizen to appear as a witness before any legislative committee or any board, commission, or committee of state government to speak in their own name, in their own […]
Section 2-12-15 – Definition of terms in §§ 2-12-15 to 2-12-19.
2-12-15. Definition of terms in §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19. Terms used in §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, mean: (1)”Immediate family,” the spouse or any minor children living at home; (2)”Lobbyist,” any person who is registered pursuant to §2-12-1; and (3)”Principal,” any person or organization as defined in §12-27-1 that employs or otherwise compensates a lobbyist or authorizes […]
Section 2-12-16 – Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists–Violation as misdemeanor.
2-12-16. Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists–Violation as misdemeanor. No public official and no member of the immediate family of a public official may accept from any lobbyist or principal any gifts with a cumulative value greater than one hundred dollars during any calendar year. Beginning on January 1, 2019, and again on January […]
Section 2-12-17 – Public official defined.
2-12-17. Public official defined. For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, public official, means: (1)Any person holding a statewide office as defined in §12-27-1, including any person who has been elected or appointed but who has not yet assumed office; (2)Any head of an agency in the executive branch, including any person who […]
Section 2-12-18 – Gift defined.
2-12-18. Gift defined. For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, gift, means anything of value, including any object, money, property, or service, that is given without compensation or remuneration. The term does not include: (1)Anything of value for which the recipient paid an equal or greater value; (2)Any contribution to a political committee […]
Section 2-12-19 – Index factor defined.
2-12-19. Index factor defined. For the purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the index factor is the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers as published by the United States Department of Labor for the year before the year immediately preceding the year of adjustment. Source: SL […]