Section 2 AAC 50.550 - Registration by lobbyist(a) A person required to file an annual registration statement under AS 24.45.041 shall register as a lobbyist on the form prescribed by the commission, identifying each employer of the lobbyist on a separate form. The form must be submitted electronically as provided in AS 24.45.041 and 2 AAC 50.816, and must include the employer's signature authorizing or verifying employment or retention of the lobbyist.(b) A person who communicates to others, through advertising, personal contacts, or other means, that the person is in the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying shall submit the registration statement required in this section before engaging in any lobbying activity; this requirement applies even if the person's lobbying activity will be part-time or for a single client.(c) An individual who does not purport to be in the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying, but is employed, is retained, or contracts to engage in lobbying for compensation, including reimbursement for travel expenses and personal living expenses, shall submit the registration statement no later than seven days after that individual's lobbying activity exceeds 10 hours in any 30-day period in one calendar year. A person required to register under this subsection shall include all lobbying activity including the initial 10 hours before registration in the first reporting period. In this subsection, "lobbying activity" has the meaning given in 2 AAC 50.590, except that "lobbying activity" does not include research, or the drafting, preparation, or adaptation of documents for that individual's own use.(d) No later than seven days after beginning lobbying activity, a representational lobbyist shall register as provided in AS 24.45.041. A representational lobbyist is an individual who engages in lobbying activity but does not receive compensation, including any salary, fee, retainer, stipend, or other economic consideration, for the lobbying activity except reimbursement of the individual's own travel expenses and personal living expenses incurred in lobbying activity. An individual is not a representational lobbyist if (1) that individual's lobbying activities are on behalf of the person's employer; or(2) the individual is a member of a state board or commission who lobbies in an official capacity as a state board or commission member, and is reimbursed for travel expenses or personal living expenses; an individual meeting the provisions of this paragraph is a public officer exempt from lobbying regulation under AS 24.45.161(a)(2).(e) A person who does not receive compensation for lobbying activity or reimbursement of any personal living expenses incurred in lobbying activity is not required to register under this section.(f) In this section (1) "personal living expenses" means an amount equal to the per diem currently allowed under AS 39.20.110 and 39.20.160 for lodging or food;(2) "travel expenses" means the cost of traveling to Juneau, Alaska or to the location of an official proceeding of any standing, interim, or special legislative or administrative committee or agency.Eff. 12/22/2011, Register 200Forms and instructions for registration and reporting by lobbyists and employers of lobbyists are available at the offices of the Alaska Public Offices Commission at the address and telephone numbers set out in the editor's note following 2 AAC 50.250. The forms and instructions may also be obtained online at the commission's website at http://doa.alaska.gov/apoc/
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