North Carolina § 120C-402 - Lobbyist's reports.
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§ 120C-402. Lobbyist's reports.
Each lobbyist shall file quarterly reports under oath with the State Board with respect to each lobbyist principal. The report shall include all of the following for the reporting period: All reportable expenditures made for lobbying. Repealed by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 4.1(d), effective December 27, 2018. Reportable expenditures reimbursed by the lobbyist principal, or another person or governmental unit on the lobbyist principal's behalf. All reportable expenditures for gifts given under G.S. 138A-32(f)(1)-(9), 138A-32(f)(11), 138A-32(f)(12), and all gifts given under G.S. 138A-32(f)(10) with a value of more than ten dollars ($10.00). In addition to the reports required by this section, each lobbyist incurring reportable expenditures in any month while the General Assembly is in session with respect to lobbying legislators and legislative employees shall file a monthly reportable expenditure report. The monthly reportable expenditure report shall contain information required by this section with respect to all lobbying of legislators and legislative employees, and is due within 10 business days after the end of the month. The information on the monthly reportable expenditure report shall also be included in each quarterly report required by subsection (a) of this section. History (1933, c. 11, s. 5; 1973, c. 108, s. 70; 1975, c. 820, s. 1; 1991, c. 740, s. 1.1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1030, s. 51.9; 1999-338, s. 1; 2005-456, s. 1; 2006-201, s. 18; 2007-348, s. 41(b); 2008-213, ss. 27, 90; 2010-169, s. 17(i); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 4.1(d).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-327 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-327 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 Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.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. 41(b), effective January 1, 2007, substituted "under G.S. 138A-32(e)(1)-(9), 138A-32(e)(11), 138A-32(e)(12), and all gifts given under G.S. 138A-32(e)(10) with a value of more than ten dollars ($10.00)" for "under G.S. 138A-32(e)(1)-(9) and all gifts given under G.S. 138A-32(e)(10)" in subdivision (b)(4). Session Laws 2008-213, ss. 27 and 90, effective August 15, 2008, substituted "lobbyist principal" for "lobbyist's principal" in subsections (a) and (b)(3); substituted "lobbyist principal's" for "lobbyist's principal's" and inserted "or governmental unit" in subdivision (b)(3). Session Laws 2010-169, s. 17(i), effective January 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date and reports filed on or after that date, deleted "the purpose of" preceding "lobbying" in subdivision (b)(1). Session Laws 2018-146, s. 4.1(d), effective December 27, 2018, repealed subdivision (b)(2), which formerly read: "Solicitation of others when such solicitation involves an aggregate cost of more than three thousand dollars ($3,000)."
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