Section 24.45.121. Prohibitions.

   (a) A lobbyist may not
        (1) engage in any activity as a lobbyist before registering under AS 24.45.041;
        (2) do anything with the intent of placing a public official under personal obligation to the lobbyist or to the lobbyist's employer;
        (3) intentionally deceive or attempt to deceive any public official with regard to any material fact pertinent to pending or proposed legislative or administrative action;
        (4) cause or influence the introduction of a legislative measure solely for the purpose of thereafter being employed to secure its passage or its defeat;
        (5) cause a communication to be sent to a public official in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of that person;
        (6) accept or agree to accept any payment in any way contingent upon the defeat, enactment, or outcome of any proposed legislative or administrative action;
        (7) serve as a member of a state board or commission, if the lobbyist's employer may receive direct economic benefit from a decision of that board or commission;
        (8) serve as a campaign manager or director, serve as a campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer on a finance or fund-raising committee, host a fund-raising event, directly or indirectly collect contributions for, or deliver contributions to, a candidate, or otherwise engage in the fund-raising activity of a legislative campaign or campaign for governor or lieutenant governor if the lobbyist has registered, or is required to register, as a lobbyist under this chapter, during the calendar year; this paragraph does not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in the regulations of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, and does not prohibit a lobbyist from making personal contributions to a candidate as authorized by AS 15.13 or personally advocating on behalf of a candidate;
        (9) offer, solicit, initiate, facilitate, or provide to or on behalf of a person covered by AS 24.60 a gift, other than food or beverage for immediate consumption or a compassionate gift under AS 24.60.075; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a lobbyist from providing
             (A) a gift to a legislator or legislative employee who is a member of the lobbyist's immediate family as defined in AS 24.60.990(a), if the gift is unconnected to the recipient's legislative status;
             (B) tickets to a charity event described in AS 24.60.080(a)(2)(B); or
             (C) a contribution to a charity event under AS 24.60.080(c)(10);
        (10) make or offer a gift or a campaign contribution whose acceptance by the person to whom it is offered would violate AS 24.60 or AS 39.52.
   (b) A person may not employ for pay or any consideration, or pay or agree to pay consideration to, a person to lobby who is not registered under AS 24.45.041 unless that person registers and that person does in fact so register before engaging in lobbying.
   (c) A former member of the legislature may not engage in activity as a lobbyist before the legislature for a period of one year after the former member has left the legislature. This subsection does not prohibit a former member from acting as a volunteer lobbyist described in AS 24.45.161(a)(1) or a representational lobbyist as defined under regulations of the commission.
   (d) An individual may not, at any time that AS 39.52 prohibits that individual from engaging in activity as a lobbyist, register as a lobbyist under this chapter or engage in any activity as a lobbyist. This subsection does not prohibit registration or service as a volunteer lobbyist described in AS 24.45.161(a)(1) or a representational lobbyist, as defined in regulation by the commission.
   (e) The spouse or domestic partner of a legislator may not engage in activity as a lobbyist. This subsection does not prohibit the spouse or domestic partner from acting as a volunteer lobbyist under AS 24.45.161(a)(1) or a representational lobbyist, as defined in regulation by the commission.

Authorities

15.13.072;24.45.135;24.60.075;44.99.030

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

SB 115 PUBLIC INTEGRITY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

Implemented As

2 AAC 50.550
2 AAC 50.555
2 AAC 50.565
2 AAC 50.570
2 AAC 50.580

References

2 AAC 50.565
2 AAC 50.580
3 AAC 149.080
AS 15.13.072 Restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of contributions.
AS 24.45.135 Administrative complaints.
AS 24.60.075 Compassionate gift exemption.
AS 44.99.030 Lobbying contracts prohibited.

History

(Sec. 2 ch 167 SLA 1976; am Sec. 1 ch 159 SLA 1984; am Sec. 37, 38 ch 127 SLA 1992; am Sec. 26 ch 48 SLA 1996; am Sec. 1 ch 115 SLA 2003; am Sec. 1 ch 10 SLA 2006; am Sec. 15, 16 ch 47 SLA 2007; am Sec. 1 ch 94 SLA 2008)