registered campaign consultant and who serves on an advisory
board, working group or task force at the request of an
agency or the General Assembly.
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Section 6. Section 13A07(c), (d)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
(ii), (7) and (8) and (f)(1)(i), (vi) and (x) of Title 65 are
amended to read:
§ 13A07. Prohibited activities.
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(c) Falsification.--A lobbyist, lobbying firm [or],
principal or campaign consultant may not, for the purpose of
influencing legislative action or administrative action,
transmit, utter or publish to a State official or employee a
communication, knowing that the communication or a signature on
the communication is false, forged, counterfeit or fictitious.
(d) Conflicts of interest.--
(1) Except as permitted by paragraph (2), a registrant
may not lobby nor provide campaign consulting services on
behalf of a principal on any subject matter in which the
principal's interests are directly adverse to the interests
of another principal currently represented by the lobbyist or
campaign consultant or was previously represented by the
lobbyist or campaign consultant during the current session of
the General Assembly or the lobbyist's or campaign
consultant's own interests.
(2) A lobbyist or campaign consultant may represent a
principal in circumstances described in paragraph (1) if:
(i) the lobbyist or campaign consultant reasonably
believes that the lobbyist or campaign consultant will be
able to provide competent and diligent representation to
each affected principal;
(ii) the lobbyist or campaign consultant provides
written notice to each affected principal upon becoming
aware of the conflict; and
(iii) each affected principal provides informed
consent waiving the conflict of interest.
(3) If a lobbyist or campaign consultant represents a
principal in violation of this section or if multiple
representation properly accepted becomes improper under this
section and the conflict is not waived, the lobbyist or
campaign consultant shall promptly withdraw from one or more
representations to the extent necessary for remaining
representation to not be in violation of this section.
(4) If a lobbyist or campaign consultant is prohibited
by this section from engaging in particular conduct, an
employer of the lobbyist [or a partner or other person
associated with the lobbyist] or campaign consultant may not
engage in the particular conduct.
(5) A principal [or lobbyist], lobbyist or campaign
consultant required to report under section 13A05 (relating
to expense reporting) shall include in the report a statement
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