5-7-101. Purposes of chapter -- applicability. (1) The purposes of this chapter are to promote a high standard of ethics in the practice of lobbying, to prevent unfair and unethical lobbying practices, to provide for the licensing of lobbyists and the suspension or revocation of the licenses, and to require disclosure of the amounts of money spent for lobbying.
(2) This chapter does not subject an individual lobbying on the individual's own behalf to any reporting requirements or deprive an individual of the constitutional right to communicate with legislators.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-801; amd. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 568, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 498, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 244, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. General Provisions -- Licenses
5-7-101. Purposes of chapter -- applicability
5-7-103. Licenses -- fees -- eligibility -- waiver
5-7-105. Suspension of lobbying privileges
5-7-108. Inspection of applications and reports -- order of noncompliance -- notification
5-7-111. Commissioner to make rules
5-7-112. Payment threshold -- inflation adjustment
5-7-113. through 5-7-119 reserved
5-7-120. Full disclosure of public expenditures on federal lobbying