§ 36-11-103.5 — Registering as foreign agent.

Utah § 36-11-103.5

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 36: Legislature
• Ch. 36-11: Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act
• Part 36-11-1: General Provisions and Registration

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(1) Before engaging in lobbying as a foreign agent, a foreign agent shall register with the lieutenant governor under this section.
(2) If a lobbyist indicates on the lobbyist license application form described in Section 36-11-103, or otherwise indicates to the lieutenant governor that the lobbyist would like to register as a foreign agent, the lieutenant governor shall provide the lobbyist a foreign agent registration form that includes:

(2)(a) a place for the lobbyist's name, address, business telephone number, and principal place of business;
(2)(b) a place for the lobbyist to list each foreign government for which the lobbyist is registering as a foreign agent;
(2)(c) a place for the lobbyist to describe the issues on which the lobbyist expects to engage in lobbying as a foreign agent; and
(2)(d) a certification for the lobbyist to sign, certifying that the information the lobbyist provides in the form is true, accurate, and complete.
(3) (3)(a) A lobbyist who registers as a foreign agent under this section shall update the information in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form when the lobbyist agrees to lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form.
(3)(b) A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 125, 2022 General Session