2015 Indiana Code TITLE 2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARTICLE 7. LOBBYISTS CHAPTER 2. REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
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IC 2-7-2
Chapter 2. Registration Statements
IC 2-7-2-1
Filing requirement; online registration
Sec. 1. (a) For each reporting year, each lobbyist shall file with the
commission a registration statement under oath accompanied by the
registration fee required by this section. Except as otherwise provided
in section 1.5 of this chapter, a lobbyist shall use the commission's
online system to file the lobbyist's registration statement
electronically.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the registration fee is two
hundred dollars ($200).
(c) The registration fee of a lobbyist that satisfies either of the
following is one hundred dollars ($100):
(1) The lobbyist is a nonprofit organization exempt from federal
income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(2) The lobbyist:
(A) is an employee of a lobbyist described in subdivision (1);
and
(B) performs lobbying services for the employer as part of
the lobbyist's salaried responsibilities.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9,
SEC.1; P.L.3-1992, SEC.7; P.L.9-1993, SEC.8; P.L.165-2013,
SEC.3.
IC 2-7-2-1.5
Online registration and report filing; request for exemption;
additional filing fee for exemption; expiration of exemption;
exemption void if additional fee not paid
Sec. 1.5. (a) A lobbyist may submit a written request that the
commission grant an exception to the electronic filing required in
section 1 of this chapter and IC 2-7-3-1.
(b) A lobbyist must file a request for an exception under
subsection (a) not later than sixty (60) days before the start of the
reporting year for which the request is filed using the form prescribed
by the commission.
(c) The commission may approve a request for an exception under
subsection (a) if the commission finds that the electronic filing
requirement poses a hardship for the lobbyist.
(d) If the commission grants an exception, the lobbyist must pay
the commission an additional filing fee. The amount of the additional
fee equals the amount that the lobbyist would have been required to
pay the state's third party vendor to file registration statements and
activity reports electronically for that reporting year.
(e) An exception granted under this section is valid only for the
reporting year for which it is granted. An exception granted under
this section is void if the additional fee is not paid in full within thirty
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(30) days after the exception is granted.
As added by P.L.165-2013, SEC.4.
IC 2-7-2-2
Time of filing; expiration of registration; late filing; fees
Sec. 2. (a) The term of a registration statement is the same as the
term of the reporting year for which the statement is filed. Each
registration statement shall be filed not later than the first day of the
reporting year, or within fifteen (15) business days after a person
becomes a lobbyist, whichever is later. The commission may accept
registration statements for a period of up to sixty (60) days before the
first day of the reporting year to which they apply, as the commission
determines.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall
impose a late registration fee of not more than one hundred dollars
($100) per day for each day after the deadline until the statement is
filed.
(c) The late registration fee shall not exceed four thousand five
hundred dollars ($4,500).
(d) The commission may waive all or part of the late registration
fee if the commission determines that the circumstances make
imposition of the fee inappropriate.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992,
SEC.8; P.L.9-1993, SEC.9; P.L.58-2010, SEC.15; P.L.165-2013,
SEC.5.
IC 2-7-2-3
Contents; lobbyists compensated for lobbying
Sec. 3. The registration statement of each lobbyist who is
compensated for lobbying must include the following:
(1) The name, Social Security number, residence address and
telephone number, and business address and telephone number
of the lobbyist.
(2) The name, business address, telephone number, and kind of
business of each person (including the names of each officer or
partner) who compensates the lobbyist.
(3) The lobbyist's primary occupation and the name or names of
the lobbyist's employers if different than those specified in
subdivision (2).
(4) The subject matter of the lobbyist's lobbying.
(5) The name of any member who is a relative of the lobbyist.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9,
SEC.2; P.L.6-1987, SEC.1; P.L.123-2015, SEC.9.
IC 2-7-2-4
Contents; statements of lobbyists compensating person for lobbying
Sec. 4. The registration statement of each lobbyist who
compensates a person for lobbying must include the following:
(1) The lobbyist's full name, business address and telephone
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number, kind of business, and the full name of the individual
who controls the business, the partners, if any, and officers.
(2) The full name, and business address and telephone number
of each person compensated by the lobbyist as a lobbyist.
(3) The subject matter for which the lobbyist has employed or
contracted with a lobbyist.
(4) The name of any member who is a relative of the lobbyist.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2015,
SEC.10.
IC 2-7-2-5
Amendments; changes in information; notice of termination
Sec. 5. If a material change occurs in any of the information
contained in a registration statement, an appropriate amendment shall
be filed within fifteen (15) days after the change. Each registered
lobbyist may file a notice of termination within fifteen (15) days after
he ceases the activity which required his registration; however, this
does not relieve him of the reporting requirements of IC 2-7-3.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9,
SEC.3.
IC 2-7-2-6
Exemptions; application of this chapter, article, and IC 2-7-3
Sec. 6. (a) The provisions of this chapter and IC 2-7-3 are not
applicable to any full-time or part-time public official acting in his
official capacity or any full-time or part-time public employee in
Indiana acting within the scope of his employment.
(b) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to any
newspaper or other periodical of general circulation, book publisher,
news wire service, radio or television station (including any
individual who owns, publishes, or is employed by any such
newspaper or periodical, radio or television station) which in the
ordinary course of business publishes news items, editorials, or other
comments, or paid advertisement, which directly or indirectly urge
legislative action if such newspaper, periodical, book publisher, radio
or television station, or individual engages in no further or other
activities in connection with urging legislative action other than to
appear before a committee of the legislature in support of or in
opposition to such action.
(c) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to an
individual invited, by any member of the general assembly, to testify
before the general assembly or a legislative committee at the time the
individual is testifying.
(d) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to any officer
or employee of the state central committee of a political party while
acting within the scope of his employment.
(e) This chapter does not apply to a person whose lobbying
services are performed without compensation.
(f) Notwithstanding the definition of "lobbying" as specified in
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IC 2-7-1-9, in no instance shall the language of this chapter be
construed to prohibit in any way free and open communication
between any citizen of this state and members of the general
assembly.
(g) This article does not apply to:
(1) an insurance policy;
(2) a credit card agreement;
(3) a recorded mortgage secured by real property; or
(4) a written agreement with a financial institution (as defined
in IC 28-1-1-3);
if the insurance policy, credit card, mortgage, or agreement was
issued or made in the ordinary course of business.
(h) This article does not apply to compensation paid to the spouse
of a legislator for goods or services provided by the spouse in the
ordinary course of business to a lobbyist or a lobbyist's employer.
(i) The items to which this article does not apply under subsection
(g) or (h) shall not be included in activity reports filed under
IC 2-7-3-3.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9,
SEC.4; P.L.3-1992, SEC.9; P.L.9-1993, SEC.10.
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