Arkansas § 21-8-607 Prohibited acts

Arkansas Statutes

§ 21-8-607 — Prohibited acts

Arkansas § 21-8-607

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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-607 (2026).

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(a)No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter.

(b)No person engaging in lobbying shall:

(1)Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office;

(2)Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action;

(3)Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports;

(4)Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon:

(A)The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or (B) The outcome

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(a) No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter. (b) No person engaging in lobbying shall: (1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office; (2) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action; (3) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports; (4) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon: (A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or (B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or (5) (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically. (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) . (c) (1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is: (A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and (B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter. (d) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (e) (1) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not: (A) Purposely provide false information; or (B) Purposely omit information. (2) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall: (A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and (B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (f) A person convicted of three (3) or more violations of a provision of this subchapter shall be permanently prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist in this state. (g) An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for disqualification under this section.