Penalties for failure to register or reregister properly
Arkansas Code § 7-6-217; Arkansas Code § 7-6-218
(a)
- (1) Those persons who act as lobbyists as defined by 21 CAR § 3-102 of this part but fail to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by 21 CAR § 3-103 of this part may be assessed by the Arkansas Ethics Commission a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) and may be issued a public letter of caution, warning, or reprimand.
- (2) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by 21 CAR § 3-102 of this part but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by 21 CAR § 3-103 of this part is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)
- (1) Any person who acts as a lobbyist and gives false information on the lobbyist registration form or omits information from that form required by 21 CAR § 3-103 of this part may not be considered a registered lobbyist and may be assessed by the Arkansas Ethics Commission a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) and may be issued a public letter of caution, warning, or reprimand.
- (2) Any person who acts as a lobbyist and purposely provides false information or purposely omits information on the lobbyist registration form shall not be considered a registered lobbyist and shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).