EXCEPTIONS TO THE GIFT PROHIBITION
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Safe Harbor Provision
If a prohibited gift is given by a Lobbyist or Employer to a candidate for public office, official in the executive or legislative branch, or their immediate families, the gift will not be in violation of the law if:
- The gift is not used and is returned within ten (10) days after receipt of the gift or ten (10) days after learning that the gift is prohibited; or
- Within this same time period the recipient pays for the gift a value equal to or greater than its actual value.
OTHER RESTRICTIONS: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINGENT FEE ARRANGEMENTS
No employer of a lobbyist or multicandidate political campaign committee controlled by an employer of a lobbyist shall make any campaign contribution to a candidate for the office of governor or member of the general assembly during any regular annual session or any extraordinary session of the general assembly.
No lobbyist shall offer or make any campaign contribution, including any in-kind contribution, to or on behalf of the governor or any member of the general assembly or any candidate for the office of governor, state senator or state representative.
No employer of a lobbyist shall offer or pay and no lobbyist shall solicit or accept any fee, compensation or bonus for lobbying wherein the amount of the fee, compensation or bonus is contingent upon achievement of an outcome deemed to be successful for the employer.
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