North Carolina § 120C-304 - Restrictions.

§ 120C-304. Restrictions.

No legislator or former legislator may register as a lobbyist under this Article: While in office. Before the later of the close of session as set forth in G.S. 120C-100(a)(7)b.1 in which the legislator served or six months after leaving office. No public servant or former public servant as defined in G.S. 138A-3(70)a. may register as a lobbyist under this Chapter while in office or within six months after leaving office. No public servant or former public servant as defined in G.S. 138A-3(70)c. may register as a lobbyist under this Chapter within six months after separation from employment as a public servant. No other employee of any State agency may register as a lobbyist under this Chapter to lobby the State agency that previously employed the former employee within six months after voluntary separation or separation for cause from that State agency. No individual registered as a lobbyist under this Article shall serve as a treasurer as defined in G.S. 163-278.6(95) or an assistant campaign treasurer for a political committee for the election of a member of the General Assembly or a Constitutional officer of the State. A lobbyist shall not be eligible for appointment by a State official to, or service on, any body created under the laws of this State that has regulatory authority over the activities of a person or governmental unit that the lobbyist currently represents or has represented within 120 days after the expiration of the lobbyist's registration representing that person or governmental unit. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit appointment by any unit of local government. Any appointment or registration made in violation of this section shall be void. History (2005-456, s. 1; 2006-201, s. 18; 2007-348, s. 13(a); 2008-213, ss. 20, 21; 2010-169, s. 4(a), (b); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-308 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-308 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 2006-201, s. 25, provides, in part, that this section is applicable to appointments made on or after January 1, 2007. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.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. 13(a), effective December 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "of session as set forth in G.S. 120C-100(a)(4)b.1" for "of the session" in subdivision (a)(2). Session Laws 2008-213, ss. 20 and 21, effective August 15, 2008, in subsection (c), substituted "public servant or former public servant" for "person serving as a public servant," added "as a public servant" to the end; and in subsection (e), inserted "or governmental unit" twice. Session Laws 2010-169, s. 4(a), effective October 1, 2010, and applicable to individuals who leave office or separate from employment on or after that date, in subsection (b), inserted "under this Chapter"; and added the last sentence in subsection (c).