New Jersey § 52:13c-18

§ 52:13c-18.

The Legislature affirms that the preservation of responsible government requires that

the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people of the State to petition their government

for the redress of grievances and to express freely to individual legislators, committees

of the Legislature and the Governor their opinion on legislation and current issues, to Executive Branch officers and agencies their opinion on rules and regulations

developed and promulgated by those officers and agencies in the exercise of powers

delegated to them by law , and to the Governor and Executive Branch officers and agencies their opinion on

matters involving the administration of various governmental processes by the Governor

and those officers and agencies in the exercise of powers delegated to them by law . The Legislature finds, however, that the preservation and maintenance of the integrity

of the legislative process , the regulatory process and governmental process , including the development and promulgation of rules and regulations or administration of various governmental processes to effectuate the implementation of statutory law, requires the identification in

certain instances of persons and groups who seek to influence the content, introduction,

passage or defeat of legislation , the proposal, adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules and regulations or the administration of various governmental processes , and, where it is not otherwise apparent or readily ascertainable, the nature of

the interest which those persons and groups seek to advance or protect through such

activity. It is in the public interest to closely monitor the activities of governmental affairs

agents and lobbyists with respect to their involvement in influencing legislative,

regulatory and governmental processes to ensure the integrity of government. Therefore, it is the purpose of this act , as amended by P.L.2004, c. 27, to require adequate disclosure in certain instances in order to make available to

the Legislature , governmental officials and the public information relative to the activities of persons who seek to influence

the content, introduction, passage or defeat of legislation , the proposal, adoption, amendment or repeal of rules and regulations or the administration of various governmental processes by such means.