North Carolina § 120C-303 - Gifts by lobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited.

§ 120C-303. Gifts by lobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no lobbyist or lobbyist principal may do any of the following: Knowingly give a gift to a designated individual. Knowingly give a gift with the intent that a designated individual be an ultimate recipient. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to gifts as described in G.S. 138A-32(f). The offering or giving of a gift in compliance with this Chapter without corrupt intent shall not constitute a violation of the statutes related to bribery under G.S. 14-217, 14-218, or 120-86, but shall be subject to civil fines under G.S. 120C-602(b). Gifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international legislative organization of which the General Assembly is a member or a legislator or legislative employee is a member or participant of by virtue of that legislator's or legislative employee's public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of G.S. 138A-32(c). Gifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization of which a public servant's agency is a member or a public servant is a member or participant of by virtue of that public servant's public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of G.S. 138A-32(c). History (2006-201, s. 18; 2007-348, s. 12(a), (b); 2008-213, ss. 17-19, 90; 2010-169, s. 15(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-307 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-307 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-348, s. 12(a) and (b), effective December 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, rewrote subsection (a); and added subsections (d) and (e). Session Laws 2008-213, s. 17(a), effective December 1, 2008, deleted "to a third party" following "give a gift" in subdivision (a)(2). Session Laws 2008-213, ss. 18 and 19, effective August 15, 2008, in subsection (d), substituted "legislator's or legislative employee's" for "person's"; and in subsection (e), substituted "public servant's" for "person's." Session Laws 2008-213, s. 90, effective August 15, 2008, substituted "lobbyist principals" for "lobbyist's principals" in the section heading; and substituted "lobbyist principal" for "lobbyist's principal" in subsection (a). Session Laws 2010-169, s. 15(a), effective December 1, 2010, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "an ultimate recipient" for "the ultimate recipient" in subdivision (a)(2).