Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 2 Sec. 262

  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • lobbying: means :

  • Lobbyist: means a person who receives or is entitled to receive, either by employment or contract, $500. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 262. Exempted persons

The following persons are exempt from the registration and reporting provisions of this chapter:

(1) a person who engages in lobbying solely by testifying before committees of the General Assembly and agencies, departments, divisions, offices, boards, and commissions of State government and providing information requested by legislators or administrative officials;

(2) a duly-elected or appointed official or employee of the United States, the State of Vermont, or of any instrumentality, agency, or governmental subdivision of the foregoing, when acting solely in connection with matters relating to the person’s office or public duties. However, if one of the foregoing individuals or entities contracts with a lobbyist, that person or entity, as well as that lobbyist, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter;

(3) the government of the United States, of the State of Vermont, or of any instrumentality, agency, or political subdivision of the foregoing;

(4) a person who owns, publishes, or is employed by any news medium while engaged solely in the acquisition or dissemination of news on behalf of the news medium. (Added 1989, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 30, 1990; amended 2005, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.)