CHAPTER 6. Lobbyists [86100. - 86300.]

Chapter 6 added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.

§§ 86100–86300 · 30 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Registration and Reporting §§ 86100–86119 · 24 sections

   • § 86100 (a) The following persons shall register with the Secretary of State: (1) Lobbying firms. (2) Lobbyist employers under subdivision (a) of Section 82039.5 who…
   • § 86101 Every lobbying firm and lobbyist employer who is required to file a registration statement under this chapter shall register with the Secretary of State no…
   • § 86102 (a) The Secretary of State shall charge each lobbying firm and lobbyist employer required to file a registration statement under this chapter a fee of fifty…
   • § 86103 A lobbyist certification shall include all of the following: (a) A recent photograph of the lobbyist, the size of which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of… see note
   • § 86104 The registration of a lobbying firm shall include: (a) The full name, business address, and telephone number of the lobbying firm. (b) A list of the lobbyists… see note
   • § 86105 The registration for a lobbyist employer that employs lobbyists or a lobbying coalition shall include: (a) The following information regarding the lobbyist…
   • § 86106 Each registered lobbying firm and lobbyist employer which will be conducting activities which require registration shall renew its registration by filing…
   • § 86107 (a) If any change occurs in any of the information contained in a registration statement, an appropriate amendment shall be filed both by online or electronic… see note
   • § 86108 All information listed on any registration statement and on any amendment, renewal, or notice of termination shall be printed by the Secretary of State and… see note
   • § 86109 Within 140 days after the commencement of each regular session of the Legislature, the Secretary of State shall publish a directory of registered individual…
   • § 86109.5 (a) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain on the Internet an online version of the Directory of Lobbyists, Lobbying Firms, and Lobbyist… see note
   • § 86110 Lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers which receive payments, make payments or incur expenses or expect to receive payments, make payments or incur…
   • § 86111 (a) “Activity expense” as used in this chapter means any expense incurred or payment made by a lobbyist, lobbying firm, lobbyist employer or a person described…
   • § 86112 When a person is required to report activity expenses pursuant to this article, the following information shall be provided: (a) The date and amount of each…
   • § 86112.3 (a) Each person filing a report pursuant to this article who sends any written or printed invitation to an elected state officer, candidate for elective state…
   • § 86112.5 (a) Each person filing a report pursuant to this article shall provide each beneficiary of a gift listed within the report the following information: (1) The…
   • § 86113 (a) A lobbyist shall complete and verify a periodic report which contains: (1) A report of all activity expenses by the lobbyist during the reporting period;…
   • § 86114 (a) Lobbying firms shall file periodic reports containing all of the following: (1) The full name, address, and telephone number of the lobbying firm. (2) The… see note
   • § 86115 Subject to the exceptions in Section 86300, the following persons shall file the statements required by Section 86116: (a) Any lobbyist employer; and (b) Any…
   • § 86116 Every person described in Section 86115 shall file periodic reports containing the following information: (a) The name, business address, and telephone number… see note
   • § 86116.5 (a) In addition to the information required pursuant to Section 86116, all state and local agencies that file reports pursuant to Sections 86115 and 86116…
   • § 86117 (a) Reports required by Sections 86114 and 86116 shall be filed during the month following each calendar quarter. The period covered shall be from the first…
   • § 86118 The original and one copy of each report required by Sections 86114 and 86116 shall be filed with the Secretary of State, unless filing in paper format is no… see note
   • § 86119 (a) (1) “Issue lobbying advertisement” means any advertisement as defined in paragraph (2) made for purposes of influencing a clearly identified legislative or…
2. ARTICLE 2. Prohibitions §§ 86201–86206 · 5 sections

   • § 86201 “Gift” as used in this article means a gift made directly or indirectly to any state candidate, elected state officer, or legislative official, or to an agency…
   • § 86203 It shall be unlawful for a lobbyist, or lobbying firm, to make gifts to one person aggregating more than ten dollars ($10) in a calendar month, or to act as an…
   • § 86204 It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to receive any gift which is made unlawful by Section 86203.
   • § 86205 No lobbyist or lobbying firm shall: (a) Do anything with the purpose of placing any elected state officer, legislative official, agency official, or state…
   • § 86206 Nothing in this article prohibits the payment of fees for contractual services provided to an investment manager by a placement agent, as defined in Section…
3. ARTICLE 3. Exemptions § 86300 · 1 section

   • § 86300 The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to: (a) Any elected public official acting in the official’s official capacity, or any employee of the State…