2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 147-54.32. (Effective January 1, 2007) Registration procedure.

§ 147‑54.32.  (Effective January 1, 2007) Registration procedure.

(a)       An executive lobbyist shall file a registration statement with the Secretary of State in a manner prescribed by the Secretary before engaging in any lobbying. It shall be unlawful for a person to lobby without registering unless exempted by this Article. A lobbyist shall file a separate registration statement for each principal the lobbyist represents. The registration shall indicate whether it is registration as a legislative lobbyist, executive lobbyist, or both, and a separate registration fee shall be paid for each separate type of registration.

(b)       The form of the registration shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State and shall include the registrant's full name, firm, and complete address and telephone number; the registrant's place of business; the full name and complete address and telephone number of each person by whom the registrant is employed or retained; and a general description of the matters on which the registrant expects to act as an executive lobbyist. The Secretary of State shall make available as soon as practicable the registrations of the lobbyists and lobbyists' principals in an electronic, searchable format.

(c)       Each executive lobbyist shall file an amended registration form with the Secretary of State no later than 10 business days after any change in the information supplied in the executive lobbyist's last registration under subsection (b) of this section. Each supplementary registration shall include a complete statement of the information that has changed.

(d)       Each registration statement of an executive lobbyist required under this Article shall be effective from the date of filing until January 1 of the following year. The executive lobbyist shall file a new registration statement after that date. (2005‑456, s. 2.)