Indiana § 2-7-3-7 Report of purchases by lobbyist from member or candidate; contents;
filing deadlines; report temporarily confidential; compiled reports
provided to members and candidates; late fees

Indiana Statutes

§ 2-7-3-7 — Report of purchases by lobbyist from member or candidate; contents; filing deadlines; report temporarily confidential; compiled reports provided to members and candidates; late fees

Indiana·Art. 7 LOBBYISTS·Ch. 3 Activity Reports

(a)This section does not apply to a purchase by a lobbyist from a member's or candidate's business made in the ordinary course of business at prices that are available to the general public.

(b)As used in this section, "purchase" refers to a purchase of goods or services for which the lobbyist paid more than one hundred dollars ($100) from any of the following:

(1)A member or candidate.

(2)A member's or candidate's sole proprietorship.

(3)A member's or candidate's family business, regardless of the manner of the family business's legal organization.

(c)A lobbyist shall file a written report with respect to a member or candidate whenever the lobbyist makes a purchase.

(d)A report required by this section must state the following:

(1)The name of the lobbyist making the purchase.

(2)

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(a) This section does not apply to a purchase by
a lobbyist from a member's or candidate's business made in the
ordinary course of business at prices that are available to the general
public.
(b) As used in this section, "purchase" refers to a purchase of goods
or services for which the lobbyist paid more than one hundred dollars
($100) from any of the following:
(1) A member or candidate.
(2) A member's or candidate's sole proprietorship.
(3) A member's or candidate's family business, regardless of the
manner of the family business's legal organization.
(c) A lobbyist shall file a written report with respect to a member or
candidate whenever the lobbyist makes a purchase.
(d) A report required by this section must state the following:
(1) The name of the lobbyist making the purchase.
(2) A description of the purchase.
(3) The amount of the purchase.
(e) A lobbyist shall file a copy of a report required by this section
with the commission and the member or candidate with respect to
whom the report is made.
(f) A lobbyist shall file a report required by this section not later
than fifteen (15) business days after making the purchase. A report
filed under this section is confidential and is not available for public
inspection or copying until ten (10) business days after the report is
filed with the commission.
(g) After the expiration of the confidentiality period prescribed in
subsection (f), the commission shall provide a copy of a purchase
report filed under this section to the following:
(1) The principal clerk of the house of representatives, if the
member or candidate is a member of, or a candidate for election
to, the house of representatives.
(2) The secretary of the senate, if the member or candidate is a
member of, or candidate for election to, the senate.
(h) Subject to subsections (i) and (j), the commission shall impose
a late report fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day
for each day after the deadline until the report is filed.
(i) The late report fee shall not exceed four thousand five hundred
dollars ($4,500).
(j) The commission may waive all or part of the late report fee if the
commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the
fee inappropriate.

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