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 their activity is reported in the manner provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.04, subdivision 9.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, L 2017 1Sp4 art 3 s 18]

Subp. 3.

Report of designated lobbyist.

With each report of lobbyist activity, a designated lobbyist must report:

A.

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

B.

if the lobbyist represents an association, a current list of the names and addresses of each officer and director of the association;

C.

each original source of money in excess of $500 provided to the individual or association that the lobbyist represents; and

D.

each gift to a public or local official given by or on behalf of a principal or a lobbyist registered for the principal.

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.

[Repealed, 49 SR 979]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 10A.01; 10A.02; 10A.022; 10A.025

History:

21 SR 1779; 26 SR 1363; 30 SR 903; L 2017 1Sp4 art 3 s 18; 49 SR 979

Published Electronically:

March 17, 2025