3 §319. Penalty
Title 3: LEGISLATURE
Chapter 15: LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES
§319. Penalty
1. Failure to file registration or report. Any person who fails to file a registration or report as required by this chapter may be assessed a fine of $100 for each person listed or who should have been listed on the lobbyist registration for every month the person fails to register or is delinquent in filing a report pursuant to section 317. The commission may waive the penalty in whole or in part if the commission determines the failure to register or report was due to mitigating circumstances.
[ 1993, c. 691, §22 (RPR) .]
1-A. Notice of suspension. Any person who fails to file a report or pay a fee as required by this chapter may be suspended from further lobbying by written notice of the commission until such failure is corrected.
[ 1993, c. 446, Pt. B, §12 (AMD) .]
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[ 1979, c. 632, §3 (RP) .]
3. Exemption. Notwithstanding section 317, subsection 1, a registered lobbyist is exempt from the penalty imposed under this section if, while the Legislature is convened in special session, the lobbyist failed to file a report with the commission pursuant to section 317 if no lobbying has been performed during that special session.
[ 1993, c. 446, Pt. B, §13 (AMD) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1975, c. 576, (NEW). 1975, c. 621, §2 (RP). 1975, c. 724, (REN). 1977, c. 696, §17 (AMD). 1979, c. 632, §3 (RPR). 1989, c. 114, (AMD). 1991, c. 465, §2 (AMD). 1993, c. 446, §§A15,B11-13 (AMD). 1993, c. 691, §22 (AMD).