Maine § 3 §317 Reports

Maine Statutes

§ 3 §317 — Reports

Maine § 3 §317

Title 3LEGISLATURE

Ch. 15LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 3, § 3 §317 (2026).

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A registered lobbyist shall file a report for each month that the Legislature is in session on forms prescribed or approved by the commission, even if no lobbying has been performed or compensation or reimbursement for expenses received for the month.

1.Monthly session reports. During the period in which the Legislature is in session, a registered lobbyist shall file with the commission, no later than 11:59 p.m. on the 15th calendar day of each month, a report concerning the lobbyist's activities for the previous month regarding each employer. 1-A. Lobbyist expenditure reports. A lobbyist or lobbyist associate who makes an expenditure directly to or on behalf of a covered official or a member of the covered official's immediate family that is not reportable under subsection 1, paragraphs

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A registered lobbyist shall file a report for each month that the Legislature is in session on forms prescribed or approved by the commission, even if no lobbying has been performed or compensation or reimbursement for expenses received for the month.
1.
Monthly session reports.
During the period in which the Legislature is in session, a registered lobbyist shall file with the commission, no later than 11:59 p.m. on the 15th calendar day of each month, a report concerning the lobbyist's activities for the previous month regarding each employer.
1-A.
Lobbyist expenditure reports.
A lobbyist or lobbyist associate who makes an expenditure directly to or on behalf of a covered official or a member of the covered official's immediate family that is not reportable under subsection 1, paragraphs F, G or G‑1 shall file a report pursuant to this subsection. If such an expenditure is made by a lobbying firm, a lobbyist or lobbyist associate from that lobbying firm shall report the expenditure.
2.
Annual report.
2-A.
Electronic filing.
Beginning January 1, 2006, a lobbyist shall file monthly session reports under subsection 1 through an electronic filing system developed by the commission. The commission may make an exception to this electronic filing requirement if a lobbyist submits a written request that states that the lobbyist lacks access to the technology or the technological ability to file reports electronically. The request for an exception must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the deadline for the first report that the lobbyist is required to file for the lobbying year. The commission shall grant all reasonable requests for exceptions.
3.
Facsimile copies.
The commission may, by rules adopted pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, establish procedures and fees by which facsimile copies of duly executed reports required by this section may be received and filed with the commission.
4.
Monthly nonsession reports.
When the Legislature is not in regular session, every registered lobbyist must either file:

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 576 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 621, §2 (RP). PL 1975, c. 724 (REEN). PL 1979, c. 108, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 632, §2 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 737, §A8 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 816, §KK5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 868, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 732, §1 (AMD). RR 1993, c. 2, §1 (COR). PL 1993, c. 446, §§A14,B7-10 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 446, §A20 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 691, §§18-21 (AMD). RR 2001, c. 2, §B1 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 430, §6 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 301, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 373, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 630, §§14, 15 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 282, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 179, §§5, 6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 587, §§12-16 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 587, §18 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 599, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 599, §5 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. C, §2 (AMD).