Indiana § 2-7-5-6 - Persons forbidden to register
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 2-7-5-6 — Persons forbidden to register, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-7-5-6. Persons forbidden to register
Sec. 6. The following persons may not be registered as a lobbyist under this article:
(1) Any individual convicted of a felony for violating any law while the individual was an officer or employee of any agency of state government or a unit of local government.
(2) Any person convicted of a felony relating to lobbying.
(3) Any person convicted of a felony and who:
(A) is in prison;
(B) is on probation; or
(C) has been in prison or on probation within the immediate past one (1) year.
(4) Any person whose:
(A) statement or report required to be filed under this article was found to be materially incorrect as a result of a determination under IC 2-7-6-5; and
(B) who has not filed a corrected statement or report for that year when requested to do so by the commission.
(5) Any person who has failed to pay a civil penalty assessed under IC 2-7-6-5.
(6) Any person who is on the most recent tax warrant list supplied to the commission by the department of state revenue until:
(A) the person provides a statement to the commission indicating that the person's tax warrant has been satisfied; or
(B) the commission receives a notice from the commissioner of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-1985, SEC.2; P.L.6-1987, SEC.2; P.L.332-1989(ss), SEC.1; P.L.3-1992, SEC.23; P.L.172-2011, SEC.2.
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Section 2-7-5-6 ("Persons forbidden to register") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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