Utah Code > Title 36 > Chapter 11 > Part 2 – Disclosure of Expenditures
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§ 36-11-201 | Lobbyist, principal, and government officer financial reporting requirements — Prohibition for related person to make expenditures |
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- Aggregate daily expenditures: means :
(a) for a single lobbyist, principal, or government officer, the total of all expenditures made within a calendar day by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer for the benefit of an individual public official; (b) for an expenditure made by a member of a lobbyist group, the total of all expenditures made within a calendar day by every member of the lobbyist group for the benefit of an individual public official; or (c) for a multiclient lobbyist, the total of all expenditures made by the multiclient lobbyist within a calendar day for the benefit of an individual public official, regardless of whether the expenditures were attributed to different clients. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Board of education: means :
(a) a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts; (b) the State Board of Education; (c) the State Charter School Board created under Section 53G-5-201; or (d) a charter school governing board described in Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Education action: means :
(a) a resolution, policy, or other official action for consideration by a board of education; (b) a nomination or appointment by an education official or a board of education; (c) a vote on an administrative action taken by a vote of a board of education; (d) an adjudicative proceeding over which an education official has direct or indirect control; (e) a purchasing or contracting decision; (f) drafting or making a policy, resolution, or rule; (g) determining a rate or fee; or (h) making an adjudicative decision. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Education official: means :
(a) a member of a board of education; (c) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsection (8)(a) or (b). See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Executive action: means :
(a) a nomination or appointment by the governor; (b) the proposal, drafting, amendment, enactment, or defeat by a state agency of a rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (c) agency ratemaking proceedings; or (d) an adjudicative proceeding of a state agency. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Expenditure: means any of the items listed in this Subsection (11)(a) when given to or for the benefit of a public official unless consideration of equal or greater value is received:
(i) a purchase, payment, or distribution; (ii) a loan, gift, or advance; (iii) a deposit, subscription, or forbearance; (iv) services or goods; (v) money; (vi) real property; (vii) a ticket or admission to an event; or (viii) a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to provide any item listed in Subsections (11)(a)(i) through (vii). See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Government officer: means :
(i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting in the capacity of the state or local government position; (ii) an individual elected to a board of education, when acting in the capacity of a member of a board of education; (iii) an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in a position described in Subsection (15)(a)(i) or (ii), when acting in the capacity of the position; or (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state government, local government, or a board of education, when acting in the capacity of the individual's appointment or employment. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - 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 - Local action: means :
(a) an ordinance or resolution for consideration by a local government; (b) a nomination or appointment by a local official or a local government; (c) a vote on an administrative action taken by a vote of a local government's legislative body; (d) an adjudicative proceeding over which a local official has direct or indirect control; (e) a purchasing or contracting decision; (f) drafting or making a policy, resolution, or rule; (g) determining a rate or fee; or (h) making an adjudicative decision. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Local government: means :
(a) a county, city, town, or metro township; (b) a special district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts; (c) a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; (d) a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act; (e) a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act; (f) a redevelopment agency; or (g) an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Local official: means :
(a) an elected member of a local government; (b) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in a local government if that individual: (i) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions; (ii) drafts ordinances or resolutions or drafts or makes rules; (iii) determines rates or fees; or (iv) makes adjudicative decisions; or (c) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsection (23)(a) or (b). See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Public official: means :
(a) (i) a member of the Legislature; (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative branch of state government if that individual: (A) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions; (B) drafts legislation or makes rules; (C) determines rates or fees; or (D) makes adjudicative decisions; (b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (27)(a); (c) a local official; or (d) an education official. See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Public official type: means a notation to identify whether a public official is:
(a) (i) a member of the Legislature; (ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; (iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the legislative branch of state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (27)(a)(iii); (iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive branch of state government who meets the definition of public official under Subsection (27)(a)(iii); (v) a local official, including a description of the type of local government for which the individual is a local official; or (vi) an education official, including a description of the type of board of education for which the individual is an education official; or (b) an immediate family member of an individual described in Subsection (27)(a), (c), or (d). See Utah Code 36-11-102 - Quarterly reporting period: means the three-month period covered by each financial report required under Subsection 36-11-201(2)(a). See Utah Code 36-11-102
- Related person: means a person, agent, or employee who knowingly and intentionally assists a lobbyist, principal, or government officer in lobbying. See Utah Code 36-11-102
- Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Board of education: means :