2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 3. ACTIVITY REPORTS

IC 2-7-3
     Chapter 3. Activity Reports

IC 2-7-3-1
Filing requirement
     Sec. 1. Each lobbyist shall file semiannually with the commission an activity report under oath. He shall file a separate activity report relating to each person from whom he receives payment for lobbying.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.10.

IC 2-7-3-2
Time of filing; failure to file; penalty; limitation
     Sec. 2. (a) One (1) activity report shall be filed not later than May 31, covering the period from November 1 of the immediately preceding calendar year through April 30. The other activity report shall be filed not later than November 30, covering the period from May 1 through October 31. The commission shall provide a copy of an activity report to a member of the general assembly at the request of the member.
    (b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall impose a penalty of ten dollars ($10) per day for each day that the person fails to file any report required by this chapter until the report is filed.
    (c) The penalty shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per report.
    (d) The commission may waive the penalty if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the penalty inappropriate.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.11; P.L.9-1993, SEC.11; P.L.162-2003, SEC.1.

IC 2-7-3-3
Contents; requisites
     Sec. 3. (a) The activity reports of each lobbyist shall include the following:
        (1) A complete and current statement of the information required to be supplied under IC 2-7-2-3 and IC 2-7-2-4.
        (2) Total expenditures on lobbying (prorated, if necessary) broken down to include at least the following categories:
            (A) Compensation to others who perform lobbying services.
            (B) Reimbursement to others who perform lobbying services.
            (C) Receptions.
            (D) Entertainment, including meals. However, a function to which the entire general assembly is invited is not lobbying under this article.
            (E) Gifts made to an employee of the general assembly or a member of the immediate family of an employee of the general assembly.         (3) A statement of expenditures and gifts that equal one hundred dollars ($100) or more in one (1) day, or that together total more than five hundred dollars ($500) during the calendar year, if the expenditures and gifts are made by the registrant or his agent to benefit:
            (A) a member of the general assembly;
            (B) an officer of the general assembly;
            (C) an employee of the general assembly; or
            (D) a member of the immediate family of anyone included in clause (A), (B), or (C).
        (4) Whenever a lobbyist makes an expenditure that is for the benefit of all of the members of the general assembly on a given occasion, the total amount expended shall be reported, but the lobbyist shall not prorate the expenditure among each member of the general assembly.
        (5) A list of the general subject matter of each bill or resolution concerning which a lobbying effort was made within the registration period.
        (6) The name of the beneficiary of each expenditure or gift made by the lobbyist or his agent that is required to be reported under subdivision (3).
        (7) The name of each member of the general assembly from whom the lobbyist has received an affidavit required under IC 2-2.1-3-3.5.
    (b) In the second semiannual report, when total amounts are required to be reported, totals shall be stated both for the period covered by the statement and for the entire reporting year.
    (c) An amount reported under this section is not required to include the following:
        (1) Overhead costs.
        (2) Charges for any of the following:
            (A) Postage.
            (B) Express mail service.
            (C) Stationery.
            (D) Facsimile transmissions.
            (E) Telephone calls.
        (3) Expenditures for the personal services of clerical and other support staff persons who are not lobbyists.
        (4) Expenditures for leasing or renting an office.
        (5) Expenditures for lodging, meals, and other personal expenses of the lobbyist.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.5; P.L.3-1992, SEC.12; P.L.9-1993, SEC.12.

IC 2-7-3-4
Substantiation; preservation of documents; inspection
     Sec. 4. Each lobbyist shall obtain and preserve all documents necessary to substantiate the activity reports required under this chapter for four (4) years from the date of filing of the report containing these items. The lobbyist shall make these materials

available for inspection upon request by the commission.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.13.

IC 2-7-3-5
Termination report; contents
     Sec. 5. Every person who files a notice of termination as provided in IC 2-7-2-5 must file a termination report covering the semiannual reporting period or portion thereof immediately preceding the termination of his registration statement; such report shall contain the information required by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.

IC 2-7-3-6
Report of gifts or purchases from lobbyist; contents; time of filing
     Sec. 6. (a) A lobbyist shall file a written report with respect to a member of the general assembly whenever either of the following occurs:
        (1) The lobbyist has made a purchase described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(7) with respect to that member. This subdivision does not apply to purchases made by a lobbyist from a legislator's retail business made in the ordinary course of business at prices that are available to the general public. For purposes of this subdivision, a legislator's business is considered a retail business if the business is a retail merchant as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-8.
        (2) The lobbyist has made a gift described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(8) to that member.
    (b) A report required by subsection (a) must state the following:
        (1) The name of the lobbyist.
        (2) Whether the report covers a purchase described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(7) or a gift described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(8).
    (c) A lobbyist shall file a copy of a report required by this section with all the following:
        (1) The commission.
        (2) The member of the general assembly with respect to whom the report is made.
        (3) The principal clerk of the house of representatives, if the legislator is a member of the Indiana house of representatives.
        (4) The secretary of the senate, if the legislator is a member of the Indiana senate.
    (d) A lobbyist shall file a report required by subsection (a) not later than seven (7) days after making the purchase or giving the gift.
    (e) Not later than January 7, the commission shall provide to each member of the general assembly a written compilation of all reports filed under subsection (c) relating to that member. The compilation must satisfy the following:
        (1) For each member the compilation must list the following for the immediately preceding calendar year:
            (A) Each purchase described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(7).             (B) Each gift described in IC 2-2.1-3-2(a)(8) itemized as follows:
                (i) Any gift of cash from the lobbyist.
                (ii) Any single gift from the lobbyist other than cash having a fair market value that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100).
                (iii) Any gifts from the lobbyist other than cash having a fair market value in the aggregate that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
        (2) For each purchase or gift, the compilation must identify the name of the lobbyist making the purchase or giving the gift.
As added by P.L.9-1993, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.1; P.L.205-1999, SEC.7; P.L.162-2003, SEC.2; P.L.86-2004, SEC.1.