2010 Maryland Code
STATE GOVERNMENT
TITLE 15 - PUBLIC ETHICS
Subtitle 7 - Lobbying
Section 15-713 - Prohibitions.

§ 15-713. Prohibitions.
 

A regulated lobbyist may not: 

(1) be engaged for lobbying purposes for compensation that is dependent in any manner on: 

(i) the enactment or defeat of legislation; 

(ii) the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or 

(iii) any other contingency related to executive action or legislative action; 

(2) initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing the legislation; 

(3) knowingly counsel any person to violate any provisions of this title or any other State or federal law; 

(4) engage in or counsel any person to engage in fraudulent conduct; 

(5) while engaging in lobbying activities, knowingly make to an official or employee a statement of material fact relating to lobbying activity that the regulated lobbyist knows to be false; 

(6) engage in lobbying without being properly registered as a regulated lobbyist in accordance with § 15-701 of this subtitle; 

(7) request an official or employee to recommend to a potential client the lobbying services of the regulated lobbyist or any other regulated lobbyist; 

(8) make a gift, directly or indirectly, to an official or employee if the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know the gift is in violation of Subtitle 5 of this title; 

(9) make a gift directly or indirectly as a result of a solicitation or facilitation, which the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know is prohibited under § 15-505(a)(2) of this title; 

(10) if the regulated lobbyist is an individual, engage in any charitable fund-raising activity at the request of an official or employee, including soliciting, transmitting the solicitation of, or transmitting a charitable contribution; 

(11) unless in the ordinary course of business of the regulated lobbyist, make or facilitate the making of any loan of money, goods, or services to an official or employee; 

(12) while engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of an entity, knowingly conceal from an official or employee, the identity of the entity; 

(13) commit a criminal offense arising from lobbying activity; or 

(14) if serving on the State or a local central committee of a political party, participate: 

(i) as an officer of the central committee; 

(ii) in fund-raising activity on behalf of the political party; or 

(iii) in actions relating to filling a vacancy in a public office. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 40A, § 5-104; 1995, ch. 533, § 2; 2001, ch. 631, §§ 1, 2; 2002, ch. 405, § 2.]