Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 318-A – Prohibition
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 318-A
- Lobbying: includes the time spent to prepare and submit to the Governor, an official in the legislative branch, an official in the executive branch, a constitutional officer or a legislative committee oral and written proposals for, or testimony or analyses concerning, a legislative action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Lobbyist: means any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of and who engages in lobbying in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month, or any individual who, as a regular employee of another person, expends an amount of time in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month in lobbying. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Lobbyist associate: means an individual who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-Amajor policy-influencing position: means those positions listed in Title 5, chapter 71 and officers or employees of departments and agencies listed in section 959 and in Title 5, chapter 71 who have policy development as a major function of their positions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A Person: means an individual, corporation, proprietorship, joint stock company, business trust, syndicate, association, professional association, labor union, firm, partnership, club or other organization, whether profit or nonprofit, or any municipality or quasi-municipality or group of persons acting in concert, but does not include this State or any other agency of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12/4/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 12/4/24)
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12/4/24)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 12/4/24)
Beginning January 1, 2015, a person may not engage in activities that require registration as a lobbyist or lobbyist associate as defined by section 312?A, subsections 10 and 10?A if that person has within the previous 12 months been employed in a position for which the salary is subject to adjustment by the Governor under Title 2, section 6 or that is described as a major policy-influencing position under Title 5, chapter 71. A person who violates this section may be assessed a fine of $100 for every day the person engages in lobbying. [PL 2013, c. 288, §1 (NEW).]
This section is repealed December 4, 2024. [PL 2023, c. 337, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 288, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 337, §1 (AMD).