§ 261. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Administrative action” means any action taken by an administrative official or by any agency, department, division, office, board, or commission of State government with regard to any proposal, drafting, development, or consideration of a policy, practice, or rule. Actions as defined by this section do not […]
§ 262. Exempted persons The following persons are exempt from the registration and reporting provisions of this chapter: (1) a person who engages in lobbying solely by testifying before committees of the General Assembly and agencies, departments, divisions, offices, boards, and commissions of State government and providing information requested by legislators or administrative officials; (2) […]
§ 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 […]
§ 264. Reports of expenditures, compensation, and gifts; employers; lobbyists (a) Every employer and every lobbyist registered or required to be registered under this chapter shall file disclosure reports with the Secretary of State as follows: (1) on or before January 15, for the preceding period beginning on September 1 and ending with December 31; […]
§ 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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 […]
