North Dakota § 54-66-02 Disclosure of ultimate and true source of funds

North Dakota Statutes

§ 54-66-02 — Disclosure of ultimate and true source of funds

North Dakota § 54-66-02

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-66State Government Ethics

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-66-02 (2026).

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1.A lobbyist who expends an amount greater than two hundred dollars to lobby shall file with the secretary of state a report that includes the known ultimate and true source of funds for the expenditure. The report must be filed with the lobbyist expenditure report required under subsection 2 of section 54-05.1-03.

2.A person that expends an amount greater than two hundred dollars, not including the individual's own travel expenses and membership dues, to influence state government action shall file with the secretary of state a report including the known ultimate and true source of funds for the expenditure. A report under this subsection must be filed on or before the August first following the date of the expenditure. The secretary of state shall provide a form for reports under this

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1. A lobbyist who expends an amount greater than two hundred dollars to lobby shall file
with the secretary of state a report that includes the known ultimate and true source of
funds for the expenditure. The report must be filed with the lobbyist expenditure report
required under subsection 2 of section 54-05.1-03.
2. A person that expends an amount greater than two hundred dollars, not including the
individual's own travel expenses and membership dues, to influence state government
action shall file with the secretary of state a report including the known ultimate and
true source of funds for the expenditure. A report under this subsection must be filed
on or before the August first following the date of the expenditure. The secretary of
state shall provide a form for reports under this subsection and make the form
electronically accessible to the public. The secretary of state also shall charge and
collect fees for late filing of the reports as follows:
a. Twenty-five dollars for a report filed within sixty days after the deadline; or

b. Fifty dollars for a report filed more than sixty days after the deadline.
3. The secretary of state shall compile the reports required under this section and make
the reports electronically accessible to the public.
4. A resident taxpayer may commence an action in a district court of this state against a
person required to comply with this section to compel compliance if all other
enforcement measures under this chapter have been exhausted and the taxpayer
reasonably believes the person has failed to comply with this section.
5. The secretary of state shall determine adjustments for inflation of the reporting
thresholds in this section and instruct persons submitting reports under this section of
the adjustments. On January first of each year, the secretary shall determine whether
the accumulated change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all
items, United States city average), as applied to each reporting threshold in this
section, would result in an adjustment of at least ten dollars of the threshold in effect
on that date. If so, the secretary of state shall deem the reporting threshold adjusted
by ten dollars.