North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.13C. Campaign contributions prohibition
(a) No lobbyist may make a contribution as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.6 to a candidate or candidate campaign committee as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.38Z when that candidate meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Is a legislator as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-100
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.13C
- candidate: means any individual who, with respect to a public office listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- 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
- individual: means a single individual or more than one individual. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
(2) Is a public servant as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-3(30)a and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-104
(b) No lobbyist may do any of the following with respect to a candidate or candidate campaign committee described in subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section:
(1) Collect a contribution or multiple contributions from one or more contributors intended for that candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(2) Take possession of a contribution or multiple contributions intended for that candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(3) Transfer or deliver a collected contribution or multiple contributions to the intended candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(c) This section shall not apply to a lobbyist, who has filed a notice of candidacy for office under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-106 or Article 11 of this Chapter or has been nominated under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-114 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-98, making a contribution to that lobbyist’s candidate campaign committee.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term “lobbyist” shall mean an individual registered as a lobbyist under Chapter 120C of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (2006-201, s. 18; 2007-347, s. 5(a), (b); 2008-213, s. 86; 2013-381, s. 47.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)