Minnesota Administrative Rules

4511.0500 LOBBYIST REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

Separate reporting required for each entity.

A lobbyist must report separately for each entity for which the lobbyist is registered, unless the disbursements are reported in the manner provided in subpart 2.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, L 2017 1Sp4 art 3 s 18]

Subp. 3.

Report of officers and directors information.

With each report of lobbyist disbursements, a designated lobbyist must report any change in the name and address of:

A.

each person, if any, by whom the lobbyist is retained or employed or on whose behalf the lobbyist appears; or

B.

if the lobbyist represents an association, each officer and director of the association.

Subp. 4.

Limitation on reporting of loans.

A lobbyist is not required to report loans to a public official or a local official in a metropolitan governmental unit if:

A.

the lobbyist's employer, principal, or association represented which made the loan is a financial institution; and

B.

the loan was made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms as those prevailing for comparable transactions with other persons.

Subp. 5.

Reporting gifts.

A gift to a public or local official from a principal for which a lobbyist is registered must be reported by the designated reporting lobbyist.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 10A.02; 10A.025

History:

21 SR 1779; 26 SR 1363; 30 SR 903; L 2017 1Sp4 art 3 s 18

Published Electronically:

August 16, 2017