1. (1) be engaged for lobbying purposes for compensation that is dependent in any manner on:

   1. (i) the enactment or defeat of legislation;
   2. (ii) the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or
   3. (iii) any other contingency related to executive action or legislative action;
2. (2) initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing the legislation;
3. (3) knowingly counsel any person to violate any provision of this title or any other State or federal law;
4. (4) engage in or counsel any person to engage in fraudulent conduct;
5. (5) while engaging in lobbying activities, knowingly make to an official or employee a statement of material fact relating to lobbying activity that the regulated lobbyist knows to be false;
6. (6) engage in lobbying without being registered as a regulated lobbyist in accordance with § 5-702 of this subtitle;
7. (7) request an official or employee to recommend to a potential client the lobbying services of the regulated lobbyist or any other regulated lobbyist;
8. (8) make a gift, directly or indirectly, to an official or employee if the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know the gift is in violation of § 5-505 of this title;
9. (9) make a gift, directly or indirectly, as a result of a solicitation or facilitation that the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know is prohibited under § 5-505(a)(2) of this title;
10. (10) if the regulated lobbyist is an individual, engage in any charitable fund-raising activity at the request of an official or employee, including soliciting, transmitting the solicitation of, or transmitting a charitable contribution;
11. (11) make or facilitate the making of any loan of money, goods, or services to an official or employee unless in the ordinary course of business of the regulated lobbyist;
12. (12) while engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of an entity, knowingly conceal from an official or employee the identity of the entity;
13. (13) commit a criminal offense arising from lobbying activity;

14. (14) if serving on the State or a local central committee of a political party, participate:

    1. (i) as an officer of the central committee;
    2. (ii) in fund-raising activity on behalf of the political party; or
    3. (iii) in actions relating to filling a vacancy in a public office; or

15. (15) while engaging in lobbying, unlawfully harass or discriminate, based on any characteristic protected by law:

    1. (i) an official or employee;
    2. (ii) an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;
    3. (iii) an individual regulated lobbyist; or
    4. (iv) a credentialed member of the press.

A regulated lobbyist may not:

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 525, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.