Chapter 8

COL 112920102GCA LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CH.8LOBBYISTS 1CHAPTER 8 LOBBYISTS § 8101. Lobbying . §8101. Lobbying. (a) Definitions . (1) Lobbyist means any person who engages for pay in any amount, orengages for any in -kind consideration, which may include expenses, for the purpose of attempting to influence the passage, defeat, or content of any legislation by I Liheslaturan Guåhan. (2) Lobbying means any activity by a lobbyist which is reasonably designed to influence the passage, defeat, or content of any legislation, including: (A) meeting with legislators oremployees of legislators; (B) providing information and draft legislation to legislators oremployees of legislators; (C) publishing any articles oreditorials in favor of the passage ordefeat of any legislation; (D) organizing groups of members of the p ublic to engage in activities described in this Subsection (2); (E) paying for any amenities orexpenses of legislators or staff; or (F) procuring goods and services from vendors in e xchange for the passage, defeat or content of any legislation. (3) Lobbyi stand lobbying does notapply to: (A) a member of the public appearing before a committee of I Liheslatura in support of

in e xchange for the passage, defeat or content of any legislation. (3) Lobbyi stand lobbying does notapply to: (A) a member of the public appearing before a committee of I Liheslatura in support of oropposition to legislation; (B) a member of the public who contacts their elected officials; (C) government officials or designee ac ting in their official capacity; (D) government employees providing information on COL 112920102GCA LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CH.8LOBBYISTS 2legislation orresponding to requests for information; (E) reporters, employees orowners of publications engaged in regularly reporting on news items, editorials orother commentaries concerning legislation; provided, that the reporter, employee, orowner does notengage in further orother activities in connection with the passage or defeat of legislation other than appearing before a committee and submitting testimony; (F) paid advertisements which contain a disclosure of the entity paying for the advertisement and entity interested in the issue lobbied; (G) campaign contributions within the limits allowed by law, made to a senator orsenator’s campaign committee; and (H) volunteers. (b) Registration .

ement and entity interested in the issue lobbied; (G) campaign contributions within the limits allowed by law, made to a senator orsenator’s campaign committee; and (H) volunteers. (b) Registration . Any person engaged as a lobbyist, before engaging in activities that constitute lobbying, shall register with the Legislative Secretary byproviding the following information: (1) name; (2) business address; (3) name and addr ess of person by whom they are employed; (4) interest in which the person appears; (5) duration of employment; (6) amount of pay or in -kind compensation including expenses and (7) names of any papers, periodicals, magazines or other publications wherein lo bbyist caused to be published articles or editorials in favor or opposition of pending legislation. The information provided to the Legislative Secretary shall be updated quarterly on or before the tenth (10th) day of the first month of each quarter. All information provided by a lobbyist to the Legislative Secretary shall be either sworn to under oath or submitted as an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury under the provisions of COL 112920102GCA LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CH.8LOBBYISTS 3§4308 of Title 6 of

tary shall be either sworn to under oath or submitted as an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury under the provisions of COL 112920102GCA LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CH.8LOBBYISTS 3§4308 of Title 6 of the Guam Code Annotated, the Evidence Code of Guam. All information submitted to the Legislative Secretary shall be placed on I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s website and shall be made available for public review. (c) Commissions Prohibited . No person engaged as a lobbyist shall receive pay or in -kind compe nsation as a commission for lobbying based upon a favorable outcome of a lobbying effort. (d) False Statements Prohibited . No person engaged as a lobbyist shall circulate false statements concerning the issue or legislation being lobbied for or against, e ither to officials, employees of officials, or to the public. (e) Public Funds Prohibited . No public funds of any government entity can be expended to engage in lobbying. (f) Former Legislators as Lobbyists . No person who is a former legislator shall e ngage as a lobby ist for two (2) years after the end of the last term held by the former legislator as a legislator. (g) Penalty .

islators as Lobbyists . No person who is a former legislator shall e ngage as a lobby ist for two (2) years after the end of the last term held by the former legislator as a legislator. (g) Penalty . (1) Any person who violates the provisions of this Section by failing to register, update their registry, accepts a commissi on for lobbying, issues false statements in lobbying, uses public funds for lobbying, or as a former legislator lobbies within the prohibited time period for former legislators, shall , upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be prohibited from eng aging as a lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of conviction. (2) Fine. Fines imposed shall be equal to five (5) times the fee orvalue of any in -kind compensation received by the lobbyist. Financial records shall be provided by the lo bbyist to determine the fine to appropriate government enforcement official. SOURCE: GC § 1725 as added by P .L. 13 -45; Sub sections (c) and (d) amended by P.L. 13 -187.Repealed and reenacted by P .L. 30 -189:1 (Aug. 28, 2010).COL 112920102GCA LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CH.8LOBBYISTS 4----------