§ 120C-303. Gifts by lobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 120C‑303.  Gifts bylobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited.

(a)        Except as providedin subsection (b) of this section, no lobbyist or lobbyist principal may do anyof the following:

(1)        Knowingly give agift to a designated individual.

(2)        Knowingly give agift with the intent that a designated individual be the ultimate recipient.

(b)        Subsection (a) ofthis section shall not apply to gifts as described in G.S. 138A‑32(e).

(c)        The offering orgiving of a gift in compliance with this Chapter without corrupt intent shallnot constitute a violation of the statutes related to bribery under G.S. 14‑217,14‑218, or 120‑86, but shall be subject to civil fines under G.S.120C‑602(b).

(d)        Gifts made to anonpartisan state, regional, national, or international legislativeorganization of which the General Assembly is a member or a legislator orlegislative employee is a member or participant of by virtue of thatlegislator's or legislative employee's public position, or to an affiliatedorganization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or internationalorganization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of thissection or of G.S. 138A‑32(c).

(e)        Gifts made to anonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization of which apublic servant's agency is a member or a public servant is a member orparticipant of by virtue of that public servant's public position, or to anaffiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, orinternational organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision(a)(2) of this section or of G.S. 138A‑32(c).  (2006‑201, s. 18; 2007‑348,s. 12(a), (b); 2008‑213, ss. 17‑19, 90.)