North Carolina General Statutes 120C-303. Gifts by lobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no lobbyist or lobbyist principal may do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly give a gift to a designated individual.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 120C-303
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Knowingly give a gift with the intent that a designated individual be an ultimate recipient.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to gifts as described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-32(f).
(c) The offering or giving of a gift in compliance with this Chapter without corrupt intent shall not constitute a violation of the statutes related to bribery under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-217, 14-218, or 120-86, but shall be subject to civil fines under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-602(b).
(d) Gifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international legislative organization of which the General Assembly is a member or a legislator or legislative employee is a member or participant of by virtue of that legislator’s or legislative employee’s public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-32(c).
(e) Gifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization of which a public servant’s agency is a member or a public servant is a member or participant of by virtue of that public servant’s public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-32(c). (2006-201, s. 18; 2007-348, s. 12(a), (b); 2008-213, ss. 17-19, 90; 2010-169, s. 15(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)