§ 265 - Public access; registration statements; reports
§ 265. Public access; registration statements; reports
The secretary of state shall maintain copies of all lobbyist and employer registration statements and disclosure reports and all lobbying firm disclosure reports arranged alphabetically, which shall be a public record available for public inspection during ordinary business hours. The secretary of state shall also compile and maintain a separate report for each reporting period for each legislator or administrative official indicating the gifts reported to have been given to that legislator or official during the reporting period by employers, lobbyists, or lobbying firms, which shall be a public record available for public inspection during ordinary business hours. On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary may discard statements and reports that have been maintained for a period of four years. (Added 1989, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 30, 1990; amended 1993, No. 101, § 3a; 2007, No. 5, § 5, eff. April 12, 2007.)