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Utah
Election Law places regulations on lobbyist activities. A lobbyist, under
these regulations, is an individual who receives some kind of payment to
lobby a public official other than reimbursement for reasonable travel
expenses. Lobbying a public official is defined in Utah Code 36-11-102 as
"communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing
the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative or executive
action."
Public
Official:
A
public official for lobbying purposes is any of the following:
·
a
member of the Legislature
·
an individual elected to a position in the
executive branch, or
·
an individual appointed to or employed within the
legislative or executive branch if the individual makes policy, purchasing,
or contracting decisions; drafts legislation or make rules; determines
rates or fees; or makes adjudicative decisions.
Registration:
Before
a lobbyist may lobby a public official, he or she must register with the
Lieutenant Governor's Office.
For
more information about registering
as a lobbyist or filing financial
disclosure reports, consult the links on this page or contact the Lieutenant Governo's Office.
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