2 AAC 50.555 - Registration by employer of lobbyist

(a) A person that employs, retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall file a registration statement in compliance with AS 24.45.061 by providing the required information on the registration form of each lobbyist that the person retains or employs.

(b) A person that reimburses a representational lobbyist described in 2 AAC 50.550(d) shall register as an employer of a lobbyist in compliance with AS 24.45.061 and this section.

(c) A bona fide association that employs, retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall register as an employer of a lobbyist in compliance with AS 24.45.061. Except as provided in this subsection, a bona fide association is not required to list or register any member of the association as an employer of the association's lobbyist. A bona fide association registering under this subsection shall submit a certification of an officer of the association showing that the association

(1) operates on dues paid by its members, with no single member paying more than 25 percent of the association's total dues;

(2) operates on dues paid by its members and has a sliding dues-assessment scale; if a single member pays more than 25 percent of the association's total operating costs, or more than 25 percent of the association's cost of lobbying activities, that member's name must be reported to the commission; or

(3) has annual expenditures for administrative and legislative lobbying, as based on the previous year's experience or current year's estimate, that are less than 50 percent of its total expenditures for the year.

Notes

2 AAC 50.555

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Authority:AS 15.13.030

AS 24.45.021

AS 24.45.031

AS 24.45.041

AS 24.45.061

AS 24.45.121

AS 24.45.161

AS 24.45.171