Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a purchase by a lobbyist from a member’s or candidate’s business made in the ordinary course of business at prices that are available to the general public.

     (b) As used in this section, “purchase” refers to a purchase of goods or services for which the lobbyist paid more than one hundred dollars ($100) from any of the following:

(1) A member or candidate.

(2) A member’s or candidate’s sole proprietorship.

(3) A member’s or candidate’s family business, regardless of the manner of the family business’s legal organization.

     (c) A lobbyist shall file a written report with respect to a member or candidate whenever the lobbyist makes a purchase.

     (d) A report required by this section must state the following:

(1) The name of the lobbyist making the purchase.

(2) A description of the purchase.

(3) The amount of the purchase.

     (e) A lobbyist shall file a copy of a report required by this section with the commission and the member or candidate with respect to whom the report is made.

     (f) A lobbyist shall file a report required by this section not later than fifteen (15) business days after making the purchase. A report filed under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection or copying until ten (10) business days after the report is filed with the commission.

     (g) After the expiration of the confidentiality period prescribed in subsection (f), the commission shall provide a copy of a purchase report filed under this section to the following:

(1) The principal clerk of the house of representatives, if the member or candidate is a member of, or a candidate for election to, the house of representatives.

(2) The secretary of the senate, if the member or candidate is a member of, or candidate for election to, the senate.

     (h) Subject to subsections (i) and (j), the commission shall impose a late report fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day after the deadline until the report is filed.

     (i) The late report fee shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).

     (j) The commission may waive all or part of the late report fee if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the fee inappropriate.

As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.165-2013, SEC.9; P.L.123-2015, SEC.14.