Title RLA, Regulation of Lobbying Act 1040/81

* Section 1. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares that the operation of responsible democratic government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely to appro…

* § 10. Annual reports. (a) Annual reports shall be filed by: (1) every lobbyist or public corporation required to file a statement of registration or a periodic report pursuant to section eight or nine of this act; (2) any client retaining, employing or designating a lobbyist o…

* § 11. Contingent retainer. No client shall retain or employ any lobbyist for compensation, the rate or amount of which compensation in whole or part is contingent or dependent upon the passage or defeat of any legislative bill or the approval or veto of any legislation by the …

* § 12. Penalties. (a) Except as provided for in section ten of this act, any person or organization who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this act, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. For the purposes of this subdivision, the chief administrative officer of…

* § 13. Enforcement. (a) All statements and reports required under this act shall be subject to a declaration by the person making and filing such statement and report that the information is true, correct and complete to the best knowledge and belief of the signer under the pen…

* § 13-a. Record of appearances. The commission shall promulgate all rules or regulations and any procedures, forms, or instructions necessary to implement the provisions of section 166 of the executive law relating to the quarterly filing of the record of appearances before reg…

* § 14. Publication of statement on lobbying regulations. The commission shall publish a statement on lobbying regulations setting forth the requirements of this act in a clear and brief manner. Such statement shall contain an explanation of the registration and filing requireme…

* § 15. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or organization is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, such judgment shall not affect or impair any other part or provision or the applica…

* § 2. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Lobbying act". * NB Chapter 2 of the laws of 1999 repealed, effective January 1, 2000, the lobbying act as enacted by section 1 of chapter 1040 of the laws of 1981. A new lobbying act was enacted as Article 1-A…

* § 3. Definitions. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The term "lobbyist" shall mean every person or organization retained, employed or designated by any client to engage in lobbying. The term "lobbyist" shall not include any officer, director, trust…

* § 4. New York temporary state commission on lobbying. (a) There shall be established a commission to be known as the New York temporary state commission on lobbying which shall consist of six members. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor, provided, …

* § 5. Statement of registration. (a) (1) Every lobbyist shall annually file with the commission, on forms provided by the commission, a statement of registration for each calendar year; provided, however, that the filing of such statement of registration shall not be required o…

* § 6. Monthly registration docket. It shall be the duty of the commission to compile a monthly docket of statements of registration containing all information required by section five of this act. Each such monthly docket shall contain all statements of registration filed durin…

* § 7. Termination of retainer, employment or designation. Upon the termination of a lobbyist's retainer, employment or designation, such lobbyist and the client on whose behalf such service has been rendered shall both give written notice to the commission within thirty days af…

* § 8. Periodic reports of certain lobbyists. (a) (1) Any lobbyist required to file a statement of registration pursuant to section five of this act who in any lobbying year expends, receives or incurs combined reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of two t…

* § 9. Periodic reports of public corporations. (a) 1. Every public corporation required to file a statement of registration pursuant to section five of this act which in any lobbying year expends or incurs expenses in an amount in excess of two thousand dollars, as provided in …