§ 11 — Contingent retainer

New York § 11

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law RLA: Regulation of Lobbying Act 1040/81

Text

* § 11. Contingent retainer. No client shall retain or employ any\nlobbyist for compensation, the rate or amount of which compensation in\nwhole or part is contingent or dependent upon the passage or defeat of\nany legislative bill or the approval or veto of any legislation by the\ngovernor, or the adoption or rejection of any code, rule or regulation\nhaving the force and effect of law or the outcome of any rate making\nproceeding by a state agency and no person shall accept such a retainer\nor employment. A violation of this section shall be a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n * NB Chapter 2 of the laws of 1999 repealed, effective January 1,\n2000, the lobbying act as enacted by section 1 of chapter 1040 of the\nlaws of 1981. A new lobbying act was enacted as Article 1-A of the\nlegislative law.\n Section 5 of such chapter 2 transfers all of the functions and powers\nof the New York temporary state commission on lobbying created by such\nchapter 1040 to the New York temporary state commission on lobbying\ncreated by Article 1-A of the legislative law with respect to receiving\nthe periodic and annual reports required to be filed pursuant to\nsections 8, 9 and 10 of the repealed chapter 1040. Also, pursuant to\nsection 7 of such chapter 2, any action or proceeding commenced prior to\nJanuary 1, 2000 under the old lobbying act shall be continued,\nprosecuted and defended pursuant to the old lobbying act as in effect on\nDecember 31, 1999.\n Because of these provisions, the Commission will continue to set out\nthe full text of the repealed lobbying act through December 31, 2000 in\norder that lobbyists who were subject to the former lobbying act may be\nadequately apprised of the responsibilities and obligations imposed upon\nthem as continued by sections 5 and 7 of chapter 2 of the laws of 1999.\n