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NCAC > Title 18 - Secretary of State > Chapter 12 - Lobbying
Chapter 12 (consolidated)LobbyingHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0101SCOPEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0102CALCULATION OF TIME PERIODSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0103CALCULATION OF QUARTERLY REPORTING PERIODHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0104CALCULATION OF MONTHLY REPORTING PERIODHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0105WAIVERHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0106FACTORS FOR WAIVERSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0201MANDATORY USE OF DEPARTMENTAL FORMSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0202FILING MAY BE ELECTRONIC OR PAPERHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0203DOCUMENT COMPLETION REQUIREMENTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0204ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE PERSON OR ENTITY COMPLETING A FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0205COMPLETE NAME OF PERSON OR ENTITY REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0206DOCUMENT SIGNATURE REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0207SIGNATURE FOR ENTITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0208ELECTRONIC SIGNATUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0209FORM PREPARER SIGNATURE REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0210WHEN FORM PREPARER SIGNATURE NOT REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0211SIGNING PURSUANT TO POWER OF ATTORNEYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0212SIGNING AND EXECUTING A FORM UNDER OATHHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0213SIGNATURE VERIFIES INFORMATION IS TRUEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0214SIGNATURE AND EXECUTION UNDER OATH OF AN ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0215CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT FOR ELECTRONIC FILING WITHOUT ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0216CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE TO DELIVER AFFIDAVITHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0217EFFECTIVE DATE OF LATE FILINGHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0301GENERAL SUBMISSION LOCATIONS AND METHODSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0302FILING BY UNITED STATES MAILHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0303FILING BY HAND-DELIVERY OR BY DESIGNATED DELIVERY SERVICEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0304FILING BY ELECTRONIC MAILHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0305FILING ELECTRONICALLY ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0306NO FILING BY FACSIMILE IF FEE REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0307CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH FILING BY FAX PERMITTEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0308SUBMISSION OF ORIGINAL AFTER FILING BY FAXHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0309REJECTION OF INCOMPLETE FORMSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0310DOCUMENT SUBMISSION DATE AND TIMEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0311DOCUMENT RECEIVEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0312PROOF OF SUBMISSIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0313GROUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT REJECTION OF SUBMITTED DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0314PRINCIPAL'S AUTHORIZATION STATEMENT OMISSIONS REQUIRING CORRECTION WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0315OMISSIONS FROM REPORT UNDER OATH REQUIRING CORRECTION WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0316OMISSIONS REQUIRING CORRECTION WITHIN SEVEN DAYSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0317EFFECTIVE DATE OF COMPLETE SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0318REJECTED FILINGSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0319EFFECTIVE DATE OF LATE DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0320PROCESS FOR AMENDING A DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0321NOTARIZATION OF AMENDED QUARTERLY DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0322EFFECT OF AMENDED DOCUMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0401GENERALHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0402FORM OF PAYMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0403RETURN OF FEE INSTRUMENT BY ISSUING INSTITUTIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0404-.0418REPEALEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0419reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0420reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0421-.0426REPEALEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0501REQUEST FOR PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIALITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0502TIMING OF SUBMISSION OF REQUEST FOR PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FROM PREMATURE DISCLOSUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0503CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO REQUEST PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FROM PREMATURE DISCLOSURE AND FAILURE TOHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0504ONE DESIGNATION FORM PER ACTIVITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0505ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION FORMS SHALL BE USED TO REQUEST ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION AND FOR RELATEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0506PRINCIPAL'S ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION AUTHORIZATION FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0507PRINCIPAL'S ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REGISTRATION FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0508PRINCIPAL'S ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY REPORTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0509LOBBYIST'S ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY REPORTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0510PRINCIPAL'S AUTHORIZATION FOR LOBBYING UNRELATED TO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUESTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0511LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FOR LOBBYING UNRELATED TO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUESTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0512PRINCIPAL'S DOCUMENTS UNRELATED TO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUESTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0513LOBBYIST'S DOCUMENTS UNRELATED TO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUESTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0514REJECTION OF NON-ECONOMIC DESIGNATION INFORMATION - GENERALHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0515CORRECTION WITHIN SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS OF ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION FILING CONTAINING INFORMATiON NOTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0516METHOD OF CORRECTING DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION NOT ENTITLED TO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0517REJECTION OF UNCORRECTED DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION NOT ENTITLED TO ECONOMICHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0518CONTENTS OF ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUESTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0519DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ENTITLED TO PROTECTION FROM PREMATURE DISCLOSUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0520IDENTIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0521DESIGNATION OF AUTHORIZED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, OFFICIAL, OR PUBLIC SERVANTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0522CONFIRMATION SIGNATUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0523VERIFICATION BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SIGNATUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0524VERIFICATION BY AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL SIGNATUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0525DEPARTMENT ACTION UPON RECEIPT OF RELEASE OR NOTIFICATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0526DEPARTMENT ACTION UPON RECEIPT OF INFORMATION INDICATING PREVIOUSLY CONFIDENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0527PRINCIPAL AND AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL RESPONSEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0528CONFIRMATION OF ANNOUNCEMENT BY PRINCIPAL AND AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL RESPONSEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0529CONFIRMATION THAT RELEASE IS AUTHORIZEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0530CONDITIONS WHEN RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT CONTACT RESULTS IN RELEASEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0531CONDITIONS WHEN RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT CONTACT RESULTS IN CONTINUED PROTECTION OF INFORMATION FROMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0532CONDITIONS WHEN RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT CONTACT MAY RESULT IN CONTINUED PROTECTION OF INFORMATION FROMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0533SECRETARY OF COMMERCE DESIGNATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0534reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0535SECRETARY OF COMMERCE DEFAULT DESIGNATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0536CONTINUATION OF ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROTECTION FROM PREMATURE DISCLOSUREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0537RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0538CERTIFICATION PROCESS INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0539DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CERTIFICATION OF STATUSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0540CONTINUATION SHALL INCLUDE CERTIFICATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0541ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF ECONOMIC PROTECTION DESIGNATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0542EXTENSION OF CERTIFICATION WITHOUT RE-REGISTRATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0543AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL CAN EXTEND CERTIFICATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0544AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FILE RELEASE FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0545CONTENTS OF RELEASEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0546reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0601MATTERS ON WHICH THE REGISTRANT EXPECTS TO ACT AS LOBBYISTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0602REPORTING OF CHANGES IN MATTERS ON WHICH THE REGISTRANT EXPECTS TO ACT AS A LOBBYISTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0603END OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL RELATIONSHIPHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0604SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION IN SAME YEARHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0605RESIGNATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0606ENDING OF LOBBYIST-PRINCIPAL RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT END REPORTING OBLIGATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0701LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE OF IDENTITY OF PRINCIPAL TO DEPARTMENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0702reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0703CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE PRINCIPAL IN FACT ON THE REGISTRATION FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0704reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0705LOBBYIST IDENTIFICATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0706DISCLOSURE TO A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL OF THE IDENTITY OF THE PRINCIPAL BY THE LOBBYIST FOR A SINGLEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0707DISCLOSURE TO A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL OF THE IDENTITY OF THE PRINCIPAL BY A LOBBYIST WHO REPRESENTS MOREHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0708CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SPECIFIC PRINCIPAL(S) FOR WHOM LOBBYING BY A LOBBYIST WHOHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0801QUARTERLY REPORT MAY INCLUDE LAST MONTH OF QUARTER REPORTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0802QUARTERLY REPORT MAY INCORPORATE SEPARATELY FILED MONTHLY REPORTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0803QUARTERLY REPORT VERIFICATION OF MONTHLY REPORT INFORMATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0804reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0805REPORTING OF CONTRACTS IN THE NORMAL CONDUCT OF DAILY LIFEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0901METHOD OF REPORTING COMPENSATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0902COMPREHENSIVE REPORTINGHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0903SEPARATE LOBBYIST COMPENSATION REPORTS MAY BE INCLUDED ON SAME FORMHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0904REPEALED - LOBBYIST COMPENSATION SHALL BE SEPARATELY REPORTEDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0905QUARTERLY REPORT MAY INCLUDE LAST MONTH OF QUARTER REPORTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0906QUARTERLY REPORT MAY INCORPORATE SEPARATELY FILED MONTHLY REPORTS BY REFERENCEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0907QUARTERLY REPORT VERIFICATION OF MONTHLY REPORT INFORMATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0908reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0909reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .0910REPORTING OF CONTRACTS IN THE NORMAL CONDUCT OF DAILY LIFEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1001SOLICITOR REGISTRATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1002WHEN REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIREDHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1003CALCULATION OF PRODUCTION COSTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE REGISTRATION AND REPORTING APPLICABILITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1004CALCULATION OF TRANSMISSION COSTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE REGISTRATION AND REPORTING APPLICABILITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1005CALCULATION OF EVENT COSTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE REGISTRATION AND REPORTING APPLICABILITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1006REPORTING FOR REMAINDER OF YEAR OF REGISTRATION AS SOLICITORHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1007REPORT CONTENTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1008CONTRACTS REPORTABLEHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1101reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1201REPORTING OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1202GENERAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PAYEES AND ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1203CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST CONTENTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1204DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN G.S. 120C-401 FILINGS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CONFIDENTIALITYHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1205reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1301GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1302RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENT WHEN INVESTIGATION IS OPENHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1303THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1304REQUIREMENT FOR ORIGINAL OR EQUIVALENTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1305LOBBYIST'S COMPENSATION RECORDSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1306PRINCIPAL'S RECORDS OF LOBBYIST'S COMPENSATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1307MAINTENANCE OF PRINCIPAL'S RECORDS RELATED TO METHOD OF EXPENDITURE CALCULATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1308LOBBYIST'S MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATED TO METHOD OF EXPENDITURE CALCULATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1309SOLICITOR'S MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATED TO METHOD OF EXPENDITURE CALCULATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1310PRINCIPAL'S MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS REgarding ALLOCATION OF LOBBYING AND NON-LOBBYING COMPENSATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1311LOBBYIST MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS REgarding ALLOCATION OF LOBBYING AND NON-LOBBYING COMPENSATIONHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1312LIAISON'S RECORDSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1313RECORDS OF FILERS PURSUANT TO G.S. 120C-800(a) OR G.S. 120C-800(c)HTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1314RECORD RETENTION BY FILERS PURSUANT TO G.S. 120C-800(a) OR 120C-800(c) REQUIREMENT WHEN AN INVESTIGATION IS OPENHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1315THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONS FOR PERSONS WHO FILED PURSUANTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1316REQUIREMENT FOR ORIGINAL OR EQUIVALENT FOR PERSONS WHO ARE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED AND DID FILE PURSUANT TOHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1317RECORDS OF PERSONS PERMITTED TO FILE PURSUANT TO G.S. 120C-800(b) OR G.S. 120C-800(d)HTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1318RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENT OF FILERS PURSUANT TO G.S. 120C-800(b) OR 120C-800(d) WHEN AN INVESTIGATION ISHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1319THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONS FOR PERSONS WHO FILED PURSUANTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1320REQUIREMENT FOR ORIGINAL OR EQUIVALENT FOR PERSONS WHO ARE PERMITTED TO FILE AND DID FILE PURSUANT TO G.S.HTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1401FURNISHING LOBBYIST LISTS TO DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1402reserved for future codificationHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1403REJECTION OF ELECTRONICALLY FURNISHED LISTHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1501-.1504GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHTML | DOC
18 NCAC 12 .1601GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHTML | DOC
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