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Chapter 1. Definitions
2-7-1-0.1. Application of Definitions - Sec. 0.1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this...
2-7-1-1. "Activity Report" - Sec. 1. "Activity report" means the activity report provided for...
2-7-1-1.3. "Candidate" - Sec. 1.3. "Candidate" refers to a candidate for election to...
2-7-1-1.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.58-2010, SEC.35.
2-7-1-1.7. "Close Relative" - Sec. 1.7. (a) "Close relative" refers to the following relatives...
2-7-1-1.9. "Commission" - Sec. 1.9. "Commission" refers to the Indiana lobby registration commission...
2-7-1-2. "Compensation" - Sec. 2. "Compensation" means anything of value given as payment...
2-7-1-3. "Expenditure" - Sec. 3. "Expenditure" means any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer...
2-7-1-3.5. "Family Business" - Sec. 3.5. "Family business" means a business entity in which...
2-7-1-4. "Gift" - Sec. 4. (a) "Gift" means the voluntary transfer of anything...
2-7-1-5. Repealed - As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.123-2015,...
2-7-1-6. "Influencing Legislative Action" - Sec. 6. "Influencing legislative action" means promoting, supporting, influencing, modifying,...
2-7-1-7. "Legislative Action" - Sec. 7. "Legislative action" means any matter within the authority...
2-7-1-7.2. "Legislative Body" - Sec. 7.2. "Legislative body" refers to any of the following:...
2-7-1-7.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.149-2016, SEC.3.
2-7-1-8. "Legislative Person" - Sec. 8. "Legislative person" means any of the following: (1)...
2-7-1-9. "Lobbying" - Sec. 9. "Lobbying" means communicating by any means, or paying...
2-7-1-10. "Lobbyist" - Sec. 10. (a) "Lobbyist" means any person who: (1) engages...
2-7-1-10.5. "Member" - Sec. 10.5. "Member", except as used in section 8(5) of...
2-7-1-11. "Payment" - Sec. 11. (a) "Payment" means a payment, compensation, reimbursement, distribution,...
2-7-1-12. "Person" - Sec. 12. "Person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability...
2-7-1-13. "Public Employee" - Sec. 13. "Public employee" means an employee of the state...
2-7-1-14. "Public Official" - Sec. 14. "Public official" means an individual who holds office...
2-7-1-15. Repealed - As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.58-2010,...
2-7-1-16. "Registration Statement" - Sec. 16. "Registration statement" means the registration statement provided for...
2-7-1-16.5. "Relative" - Sec. 16.5. "Relative" of an individual has the meaning set...
2-7-1-17. Repealed - As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992,...
2-7-1-18. "Reporting Year" - Sec. 18. "Reporting year" means the period from November 1...
Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission
2-7-1.6-0.3. Rules and Policies Adopted Before July 1, 1992, Continue in Force Until Modified by Commission - Sec. 0.3. Any written rules or policies adopted by the...
2-7-1.6-1. Establishment - Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana lobby registration commission is established....
2-7-1.6-2. Membership - Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of four (4) members....
2-7-1.6-3. Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the commission serves for...
2-7-1.6-4. Chairman - Sec. 4. A chairman shall be selected for the commission...
2-7-1.6-5. Powers and Duties - Sec. 5. (a) The commission has the powers and duties...
2-7-1.6-6. Majority Vote - Sec. 6. The vote of at least three (3) members...
2-7-1.6-7. Per Diem; Mileage; Travel Allowances - Sec. 7. When the commission meets, each member is entitled...
2-7-1.6-8. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.9-1993, SEC.18.
2-7-1.6-9. Application of Chapter to Legislative Ethics Committees - Sec. 9. This chapter does not affect the committees established...
Chapter 2. Registration Statements
2-7-2-1. Filing Requirement; Online Registration - Sec. 1. (a) For each reporting year, each lobbyist shall...
2-7-2-1.5. Online Registration and Report Filing; Request for Exemption; Additional Filing Fee for Exemption; Expiration of Exemption; Exemption Void if Additional Fee Not Paid - Sec. 1.5. (a) A lobbyist may submit a written request...
2-7-2-2. Time of Filing; Expiration of Registration; Late Filing; Fees - Sec. 2. (a) The term of a registration statement is...
2-7-2-3. Contents; Lobbyists Compensated for Lobbying - Sec. 3. The registration statement of each lobbyist who is...
2-7-2-4. Contents; Statements of Lobbyists Compensating Person for Lobbying - Sec. 4. The registration statement of each lobbyist who compensates...
2-7-2-5. Amendments; Changes in Information; Notice of Termination - Sec. 5. If a material change occurs in any of...
2-7-2-6. Exemptions; Application of This Chapter, Article, and Ic 2-7-3 - Sec. 6. (a) The provisions of this chapter and IC...
Chapter 3. Activity Reports
2-7-3-1. Filing Requirement; Online Filing - Sec. 1. (a) Each lobbyist shall file semiannually with the...
2-7-3-2. Time of Filing; Failure to File; Penalty; Limitation - Sec. 2. (a) One (1) activity report shall be filed...
2-7-3-3. Activity Report Contents; Reporting Thresholds; Excluded Items - Sec. 3. (a) The activity reports of each lobbyist shall...
2-7-3-3.3. Reporting Gifts to Legislative Persons; Report Filing; Contents; Filing Deadlines; Report Temporarily Confidential; Compiled Reports Provided to Members and Candidates; Late Fees - Sec. 3.3. (a) This section does not apply to gifts...
2-7-3-3.5. Rules for Reporting Expenditures and Gifts - Sec. 3.5. (a) If an expenditure for entertainment (including meals...
2-7-3-4. Substantiation; Preservation of Documents; Inspection - Sec. 4. Each lobbyist shall obtain and preserve all documents...
2-7-3-5. Termination Report; Contents - Sec. 5. Every person who files a notice of termination...
2-7-3-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.9-1993, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.1; P.L.205-1999,...
2-7-3-7. Report of Purchases by Lobbyist From Member or Candidate; Contents; Filing Deadlines; Report Temporarily Confidential; Compiled Reports Provided to Members and Candidates; Late Fees - Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a...
Chapter 3.5. Reporting of Certain Expenditures by State Educational Institutions
2-7-3.5-1. "Affiliated Entity" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "affiliated entity" refers...
2-7-3.5-2. "Reportable Expenditure" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "reportable expenditure" refers...
2-7-3.5-3. "State Educational Institution" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "state educational institution"...
2-7-3.5-4. Annual Report of Reportable Expenditures - Sec. 4. (a) Each state educational institution shall annually file...
2-7-3.5-5. Report of No Expenditures - Sec. 5. If a state educational institution has no reportable...
2-7-3.5-6. Late Fees - Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the...
2-7-3.5-7. Posting Reports on Commission Internet Web Site - Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall post reports received under...
Chapter 4. Duties of the Commission
2-7-4-1. Forms for Documents - Sec. 1. The commission shall prescribe forms for the registration...
2-7-4-2. Reporting Methods; Publication - Sec. 2. The commission shall prepare and publish a manual...
2-7-4-3. Documents; Availability for Public Inspection - Sec. 3. The commission shall make statements, reports, and other...
2-7-4-4. Statements and Reports; Index - Sec. 4. The commission shall compile and maintain an index...
2-7-4-5. Statements and Reports; Summaries; Publication - Sec. 5. The commission shall prepare and publish annual summaries...
2-7-4-5.5. Commission Must Make Reports and Other Information Available on Internet - Sec. 5.5. The commission shall make copies of all the...
2-7-4-6. Registration Statements and Reports; Inspection and Audit; Confidential Documents - Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall inspect and audit at...
2-7-4-7. Violations; Notification to Persons Required to File Statements and Reports; Failure to File; Reporting for Prosecution - Sec. 7. The commission shall notify by certified mail, return...
2-7-4-8. Statements and Reports; Preservation - Sec. 8. The commission shall preserve statements and reports filed...
2-7-4-9. Powers - Sec. 9. The commission has all powers necessary to accomplish...
Chapter 5. Prohibitions
2-7-5-1. Legislative Persons; Compensation for Engaging in Lobbying - Sec. 1. A legislative person may not receive compensation or...
2-7-5-2. Full-Time Public Officials and Employees; Compensation - Sec. 2. Subject to the provisions of IC 2-7-2-6(a), it...
2-7-5-3. State Central Committee of Political Party; Compensation - Sec. 3. Subject to the provisions of IC 2-7-2-6(d), it...
2-7-5-4. Former Members of General Assembly; Presence During Legislative Session - Sec. 4. No past member of the general assembly who...
2-7-5-5. Contingent Fees - Sec. 5. It is unlawful for any person to be...
2-7-5-6. Persons Forbidden to Register - Sec. 6. The following persons may not be registered as...
2-7-5-7. Members of General Assembly After 2011; Registration as Lobbyist Prohibited for 365 Days After Individual Ceases to Be Member - Sec. 7. (a) An individual who is a member of...
2-7-5-8. Lobbyist May Not Make Certain Gifts to Legislative Person Without Consent of Legislative Person; Exception - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to gifts...
2-7-5-9. Lobbyist May Not Pay for or Reimburse for Legislative Person's Travel Expenses Outside Indiana; Exceptions - Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to the...
2-7-5-10. Lobbyist Conflict of Interest; Lobbyist Must File With Commission Written Statement for Resolution of Conflicts; Statement Must Be Included in Contract Between Lobbyist and Client; Lobbyist May Not Represent Client When There Is a Conflict... - Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this...
Chapter 6. Enforcement
2-7-6-1. Investigating and Prosecuting Authorities; Powers and Duties - Sec. 1. The attorney general and the applicable prosecuting attorney...
2-7-6-2. Violations; Offense; Penalty; Court Order Against Lobbying; Exceptions - Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to failure...
2-7-6-3. Violations; False Reports; Offense - Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a...
2-7-6-4. Violations; Members of General Assembly; Conspiracy; Offense - Sec. 4. A member of the general assembly who knowingly...
2-7-6-5. Findings of Hearing; Sanctions - Sec. 5. (a) If the commission after a hearing conducted...
2-7-6-6. Failure to File Report; Sanctions - Sec. 6. (a) The commission may impose either or both...
Chapter 7. Commission Investigations and Hearings
2-7-7-1. Complaints Alleging Violation of Article; Conduct of Investigation - Sec. 1. The commission shall conduct an investigation under this...
2-7-7-2. Complaint - Sec. 2. A complaint must be in writing and be...
2-7-7-3. Delivery of Complaint to Alleged Violator - Sec. 3. When a complaint is filed, the commission shall...
2-7-7-4. Complaints or Preliminary Investigations Failing to State Violation of Article; Disposition - Sec. 4. If the commission determines the complaint does not...
2-7-7-5. Complaints Alleging Violation of Article; Preliminary Investigation; Probable Cause Findings - Sec. 5. (a) If the commission determines the complaint does...
2-7-7-6. Commission Meetings in Executive Session - Sec. 6. The commission may meet in executive session to...
2-7-7-7. Confidentiality - Sec. 7. The following matters are confidential: (1) Action of...
2-7-7-8. Subpoenas - Sec. 8. (a) Upon the affirmative vote of three (3)...