Title 24 — Legislature and Lobbying
16 chapters · 304 sections in this title.
AS 24.35.010 Secs. 24.35.010 and 24.35.020. [Renumbered as AS 24.08.300 — 24.08.330.]
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AS 24.37.010 [Renumbered as AS 24.05.182.]
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AS 24.40.010 Immunities.
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A legislator may not be held to answer before any other tribunal for any statement made in the exercise of legislative duties while the legislature is in session. A member attending, going to, or returning from legislative sessions is not subject to civil process and is privilege…
AS 24.40.020 Continuance in a criminal proceeding where defendant, defense attorney, or witness is a member of the legislature.
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Upon a showing that the attorney of record at the time of the defendant's first appearance in the court of record or a principal witness or a party in a criminal proceeding is a member of the legislature and that the legislature is in session or that a legislative interim committ…
AS 24.40.030 [Repealed, § 39 ch 53 SLA 1973.]
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AS 24.40.031 Postponement of civil proceedings when a party or attorney is a member of the legislature.
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When it appears that a party or an attorney of record of a party to a civil action is a member of the legislature of this state, and that the legislature is in session, the action shall be continued until 10 days after the legislature has adjourned, unless the party or attorney u…
AS 24.45.010 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.011 Purpose.
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The legislature finds and declares that the operation of responsible representative democracy requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely to individual members of the legislature,…
AS 24.45.020 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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Article 2. Administration.
AS 24.45.021 Administration.
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(a) This chapter shall be administered by the Alaska Public Offices Commission created under AS 15.13.020(a). (b) The commission shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement the provisions of this chapter.
AS 24.45.030 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.031 Powers and duties.
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Article 3. Disclosure: Registration and Reports. (a) In addition to its other duties under this chapter, the commission shall (1) prescribe the forms for registration, reports, statements, notices, and other documents required by this chapter; (2) prepare and publish instructions…
AS 24.45.040 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.041 Registration; disqualification.
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(a) Before engaging in lobbying, a lobbyist shall file a registration statement on a form prescribed by the commission. (b) The registration form prescribed by the commission must include (1) the lobbyist's full name and complete permanent residence and business address and telep…
AS 24.45.050 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.051 Reports.
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(a) Each lobbyist registered under AS 24.45.041 shall file with the commission a report concerning the lobbyist's activities during each reporting period prescribed in AS 24.45.081, so long as the lobbyist continues to engage in lobbying activities. The report shall be made on a …
AS 24.45.060 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.061 Reports by employers of lobbyists.
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(a) Within 15 days after employing, retaining, or contracting for the employment or retention of a lobbyist, the person who employs, retains, or who contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall file a statement with the commission authorizing or verifying that employment, reten…
AS 24.45.070 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.071 Certification of reports.
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Every statement or report required to be filed under this chapter must identify the full name of the person preparing it, the person's complete address and telephone number, and shall be certified as complete and correct, both by the person preparing it and by the person on whose…
AS 24.45.080 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.081 Reporting periods.
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Reports required under this chapter shall be filed during the calendar month following each calendar month during any part of which the legislature was in session and during the month following each calendar quarter when the legislature was not in session. However, if a lobbyist …
AS 24.45.090 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.091 Publication of reports.
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Copies of the statements and reports filed under this chapter shall be made available to the public at the commission's central office, the office of the lieutenant governor, the legislative reference library of the Legislative Affairs Agency, and at the commission's district off…
AS 24.45.100 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.101 Public records.
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Statements and reports filed under this chapter are public records and shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours at the expense of the person requesting copies; however, the charge for copying may not exceed actual cost to the commission.
AS 24.45.110 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.111 Preservation of records.
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(a) A person required to register or report as a lobbyist or as a person who employs, retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents necessary to substantiate the reports required to be made and file…
AS 24.45.116 Disclosure of contributions.
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Article 4. Penalties and Enforcement. A civic league or organization shall report the total amount of contributions received for the reporting period and, for any contribution over $100, the name of the contributor and the amount contributed. The civic league or organization may …
AS 24.45.120 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.121 Prohibitions.
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(a) A lobbyist may not (1) engage in any activity as a lobbyist before registering under AS 24.45.041; (2) do anything with the intent of placing a public official under personal obligation to the lobbyist or to the lobbyist's employer; (3) intentionally deceive or attempt to dec…
AS 24.45.130 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.131 Examination of statements, reports.
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(a) The commission or its staff shall examine each statement or report filed under this chapter within 10 days after the date it is filed. A person required to file a statement or report under this chapter shall be notified immediately if (1) it appears that the person has failed…
AS 24.45.135 Administrative complaints.
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(a) A person may file a written complaint alleging that a violation of AS 24.45.121 — 24.45.171 has occurred or is occurring. (b) Complaints filed under (a) of this section must be filed within five years after the date of the alleged violation.
AS 24.45.140 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.141 Civil penalty: Late registration, filing of required statements or reports.
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A person who fails to register or to file a properly completed and certified report or statement, as applicable, within the time required by this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commissio…
AS 24.45.150 [Repealed, § 1 ch 167 SLA 1976.]
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AS 24.45.151 Criminal penalties.
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Article 5. General Provisions. (a) An individual who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, whether acting for oneself, on behalf of an employer, or in concert with other persons, is, upon conviction, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for…
AS 24.45.161 Exemptions.
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(a) This chapter does not apply to (1) an individual (A) who lobbies without payment of compensation or other consideration and makes no disbursement or expenditure for or on behalf of a public official to influence legislative or administrative action other than to pay the indiv…
AS 24.45.171 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “administrative action” means the proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, adoption, approval, promulgation, issuance, modification, rejection, or postponement by any state agency of any rule or regulation, or any other quasi-legislative or …
AS 24.45.181 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Regulation of Lobbying Act.
AS 24.50.010 Annual student guests.
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The legislature may each year while in session serve as host to one member of each high school in the state for a stay of one week in the capital to observe and learn the legislative process.
AS 24.50.020 Selection by schools.
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Each high school of the state may annually and before the end of the calendar year select one member of its student body as a legislative guest.
AS 24.50.030 Arrangements.
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When the representative has been selected under AS 24.50.020, the principal of the school shall certify the selection to the legislative council. The legislative council is responsible for making all necessary administrative and fiscal arrangements for the transportation and hous…
AS 24.50.040 Essay contest.
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Before leaving the state capital, each legislative guest shall prepare and submit to the director of the Legislative Affairs Agency a paper of not less than 1,000 words entitled “The Legislature Should ..........”. Each paper shall be examined and judged as to content by the gove…
AS 24.55.010 Office of the ombudsman.
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There is created in the legislative branch of the state the office of the ombudsman.
AS 24.55.020 Appointment of the ombudsman.
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(a) A candidate for appointment as the ombudsman shall be nominated by the ombudsman selection committee composed of three members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. One m…
AS 24.55.030 Qualifications; prohibition against political activity.
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(a) A person may not serve as ombudsman (1) within one year of the last day on which the person served as a member of the legislature; (2) while the person is a candidate for or holds any other national, state, or municipal office; nor may the ombudsman become a candidate for nat…
AS 24.55.040 Term of office.
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(a) The term of office of the ombudsman is five years. An ombudsman may be reappointed but may not serve for more than three terms. (b) If the term of an ombudsman expires without the appointment of a successor under this chapter, the incumbent ombudsman may continue in office un…
AS 24.55.050 Removal.
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The legislature, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a roll call vote of two-thirds of the members in each house entered in the journal, may remove or suspend the ombudsman from office, but only for neglect of duty, misconduct, or disability.