Lobbying: means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education action. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Lobbyist: means :
(i)
an individual who is employed by a principal; or
(ii)
an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Principal: means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either as an employee or as an independent contractor. See Utah Code 36-11-102
(2)
If a lobbyist indicates on the lobbyist license application form described in Section 36-11-103, or otherwise indicates to the lieutenant governor that the lobbyist would like to register as a foreign agent, the lieutenant governor shall provide the lobbyist a foreign agent registration form that includes:
(a)
a place for the lobbyist’s name, address, business telephone number, and principal place of business;
(b)
a place for the lobbyist to list each foreign government for which the lobbyist is registering as a foreign agent;
(c)
a place for the lobbyist to describe the issues on which the lobbyist expects to engage in lobbying as a foreign agent; and
(d)
a certification for the lobbyist to sign, certifying that the information the lobbyist provides in the form is true, accurate, and complete.
(3)
(a)
A lobbyist who registers as a foreign agent under this section shall update the information in the lobbyist’s foreign agent registration form when the lobbyist agrees to lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist’s foreign agent registration form.
(b)
A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist’s foreign agent registration form.
