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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-607

Prohibited acts

Known as the Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 21–21 (46 sections).

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(1) No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter.

(2) No person engaging in lobbying shall: Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office;

(3) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action;

(4) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports;

(5) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon: The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or

(6) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or

(7) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically.

(8) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20).

(9) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is: Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and

(10) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(11) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter.

(12) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(13) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not: Purposely provide false information; or

(14) Purposely omit information.

(15) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall: Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and

(16) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(17) A person convicted of three (3) or more violations of a provision of this subchapter shall be permanently prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist in this state.

(18) An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for disqualification under this section.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.