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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-11 Employer authorization required.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-11" heading="Employer authorization required.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any person that engages a lobbyist for the purpose of lobbying must provide a written authorization for the lobbyist to act on the person’s behalf.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Contents.">The authorization must include:<para num="(1)">the person’s full legal name and business address;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the lobbyist’s full legal name and business address;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the period during which the lobbyist is authorized to act; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">the legislative action, executive action, or other matter on which the lobbyist is authorized to act.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Signature.">The authorization must be signed by:<para num="(1)">the person on whose behalf the lobbyist is being authorized to act; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">if that person is a corporation, any authorized officer or agent of the corporation other than the lobbyist.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Executive action	§8-1</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Legislative action	§8-1</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobby	§8-1</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
