§ 264b. Lobbying firm listings; reports of expenditures, compensation, and gifts; lobbying firms
§ 264b. Lobbying firm listings; reports of expenditures, compensation, and gifts; lobbying firms (a) On forms provided by the Secretary of State, every lobbying firm shall file a listing of all lobbyists who are employed by, subcontracted by, members of, or affiliated with the lobbying firm within 48 hours of any such lobbyists commencing lobbying […]
§ 264c. Identification in and report of certain lobbying advertisements
§ 264c. Identification in and report of certain lobbying advertisements (a) Identification. (1) An advertisement that is intended, designed, or calculated to influence legislative action or to solicit others to influence legislative action and that is made at any time prior to final adjournment of a biennial or adjourned legislative session shall contain the name […]
§ 265. Submission of and access to lobbying disclosures
§ 265. Submission of and access to lobbying disclosures (a) The Secretary of State shall provide on his or her website an online database of the lobbying disclosures required under this chapter. (1) In this database, the Secretary shall provide digital access to each form he or she shall provide to enable a person to […]
§ 266. Prohibited conduct
§ 266. Prohibited conduct (a) It shall be prohibited conduct: (1) to employ a lobbyist or lobbying firm, or accept employment as a lobbyist or lobbying firm, for compensation that is dependent on a contingency; (2) for a legislator or administrative official to solicit a gift, other than a contribution, from a registered employer or […]
§ 267a. Investigations
§ 267a. Investigations The Attorney General shall investigate, on his or her own initiative or in response to a complaint filed in writing with the Attorney General, whether a violation of this chapter has occurred. The Attorney General may administer oaths, require filing of a statement under oath, take evidence, and require the production, by […]
§ 268. Penalties; enforcement
§ 268. Penalties; enforcement (a) The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may bring an action in Superior Court to ensure compliance and to obtain civil penalties in the amounts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Court may grant temporary and permanent injunctive relief, and may: (1) Enjoin […]
§ 401. Creation and purpose
§ 401. Creation and purpose The Office of Legislative Counsel is created as a permanent agency to serve the General Assembly with nonpartisan legislative drafting, research, and other professional legal and editorial services. (Added 1971, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 31, 1972; amended 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
§ 402. Director and Chief Counsel; employees
§ 402. Director and Chief Counsel; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual to be the Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Legislative Counsel. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may delegate this duty to a special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members […]
§ 263. Registration of lobbyists and employers; fees
§ 263. Registration of lobbyists and employers; fees (a) On forms provided by the Secretary of State, every lobbyist shall register with the Secretary of State before, or within 48 hours of, commencing lobbying activities. A lobbyist shall file a separate registration statement for each of the lobbyist’s employers. (b) On forms provided by the […]
§ 64. Employment of assistants; Capitol Police
§ 64. Employment of assistants; Capitol Police (a) The Sergeant at Arms may employ assistants, custodians, doorkeepers, guides, messengers, mail and room assignment clerks, security personnel, pages, and other staff as needed to carry out the Sergeant at Arms’ duties, except that requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the […]