2-12-1. Names of lobbyists to be registered with secretary of state–Termination of employment. Any person who employs any other person to act as a lobbyist to seek the introduction of legislation or to promote, oppose, or influence in any manner the passage by the Legislature of any legislation affecting the special interests of any agency, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2-12-2. Directory of lobbyists kept by secretary of state–Contents of entries–Open to inspection. The secretary of state shall prepare and keep a directory of registered lobbyists, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, in which shall be entered the names of all persons employed for any purpose in connection with any legislation included within […]
2-12-3. Annual registration fee. Each lobbyist who registers and is employed pursuant to this chapter shall pay to the secretary of state an annual registration fee for each employer represented by the lobbyist. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to set the fee for lobbyist registration. The annual registration fee […]
2-12-4. Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer. Each lobbyist or employer shall file with the secretary of state, within ten days after the date of registration, a written or electronic authorization for a person to act as a lobbyist for an employer. The format for the authorization shall be prescribed by the secretary of […]
2-12-5. Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries–Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited. Any person employing any lobbyist shall, whenever further subjects of legislation are introduced or arise which such lobbyist is hired to promote or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries opposite his name in the directory, stating such additional employment […]
2-12-6. Contingent compensation employment prohibited. No person may be employed as a lobbyist for a compensation dependent in any manner upon the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation or upon any other contingency connected with the action of the Legislature, or of either house thereof, or of any committee thereof. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0703; […]
2-12-7.1. Employees of executive branch, a constitutional office, or the judicial system representatives required to register as public employee lobbyists–Budgetary testimony before appropriations committees excepted. Any person employed in the executive branch of state government, a constitutional office, or the judicial system, who is not an elected official or who is not subject to confirmation […]
2-12-8. Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation–Violation as petty offense. No person, employed for a pecuniary consideration to act as a lobbyist as defined by this chapter, may go upon the floor of either house of the Legislature reserved for the members thereof while in session, except upon the invitation of that […]
2-12-8.1. Badges required of lobbyists within capitol complex–Fees–Composition–Petty offense. Every lobbyist shall wear a badge which shall be visible at all times when engaged in lobbying within the capitol complex. The badge shall be provided by the secretary of state upon payment of fees and shall bear the word “lobbyist” and the identity of the […]
2-12-8.2. Officials and personnel prohibited from lobbying within two years after termination of service–Violation as misdemeanor. No elected officer, department or agency head, or division director, or the highest paid employee reporting to such person may be compensated, act, or register as a lobbyist, other than a public employee lobbyist, during a period of two […]
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 […]
