Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
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.
Reporting by multiple
lobbyists representing the same entity.
Items A to F apply if a single individual, association,
political subdivision, or public higher education system is represented by more
than one lobbyist.
A. The entity must
appoint one designated lobbyist to report lobbyist disbursements made by the
entity. The designated lobbyist must indicate that status on the periodic
reports of lobbyist disbursements.
B. A reporting lobbyist may consent to report
on behalf of one or more other lobbyists for the same entity, in which case,
the other lobbyists are persons about whose activities the reporting lobbyist
must disclose and are subject to the disclosure requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section
10A.04,
subdivision 3. Lobbyist disbursement reports filed by a reporting lobbyist must
include the names and registration numbers of the other lobbyists whose
activities are included in the report.
C. Lobbyists whose activities are accounted
for by a reporting lobbyist are not required to file lobbyist disbursement
reports.
D. A lobbyist whose
lobbying disbursements are provided to the board through a reporting lobbyist
must supply all relevant information on disbursements to the reporting lobbyist
no later than five days before the prescribed filing date.
E. The reporting periods and due dates for a
reporting lobbyist are those provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
10A.04,
subdivision 3. The board must notify by certified mail or personal service each
reporting lobbyist that fails to file a required report within seven days of a
statutory filing date. Additionally, the board must notify by certified mail or
personal service each lobbyist listed on the registration of the reporting
lobbyist of the failure of the reporting lobbyist to file in a timely manner.
Within ten business days of the date on which the notice was sent, each
lobbyist must report disbursements to the board. If a lobbyist fails to file a
report within ten business days of the date on which the notice was sent by the
board, the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed a
maximum of $100, commencing with the 11th day after the notice was
sent.
F. The reporting lobbyist
must indicate the names and registration numbers of any lobbyists who did not
provide their lobbying disbursements for inclusion in a report. The board must
send notice by certified mail or personal service to a lobbyist who failed to
provide the required disbursement information to the reporting lobbyist. The
notice must require that the lobbyist file an individual lobbyist disbursement
report within ten business days of the mailing of the notice. If a lobbyist
fails to file a report within ten business days of the mailing of the notice,
the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed a maximum
of $100, commencing with the 11th day after receiving notice.
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
