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Title
02
:
Legislature
Chapter
011
:
REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS
§
266. Prohibited conduct
(a) It shall be
prohibited conduct:
(1) to employ a
lobbyist or lobbying firm, or accept employment as a lobbyist or lobbying firm,
for compensation that is dependent on a contingency;
(2) for a
legislator or administrative official to solicit a gift, other than a
contribution, from a registered employer or registered lobbyist or a lobbying
firm engaged by an employer, except that charitable contributions for nonprofit
organizations qualified under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) may be solicited from
registered employers and registered lobbyists or lobbying firms engaged by an
employer; or
(3) when the
General Assembly is in session, until adjournment sine die:
(A) for a
legislator, a legislator's candidate's committee, a legislative leadership
political committee, or an administrative official to solicit a contribution
from a registered lobbyist, a registered employer, or a lobbying firm engaged
by an employer; or
(B) for a
registered lobbyist, registered employer, or a lobbying firm engaged by an
employer to make or promise a contribution to a legislator, a legislator's
candidate's committee, or a legislative leadership political committee.
(b) As used in
this section, "candidate's committee," "contribution," and
"legislative leadership political committee" shall have the same
meanings as in 17 V.S.A. § 2901. (Added 1989, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff.
April 30, 1990; amended 1993, No. 101, § 3b; 2007, No. 5, § 6, eff. April 12,
2007; 2015, No. 49, § 8.)