A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of any person for compensation that is dependent in any way on:the passage, enactment, or defeat of any legislation; or any other contingency related to legislative action. A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of any person for compensation that is dependent in any way on:the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or any other contingency related to executive action. Ord. 04-795 Compensation §2-7 Executive action §8-1 Legislative action §8-1 Lobby §8-1 Lobbyist §2-20 Person §2-22

A lobbyist may not make a gift to a public servant, directly or indirectly: if the lobbyist knows or has reason to know that the public servant’s acceptance of the gift would violate Subtitle 6 {“Conflicts of Interest”}, Part IV {“Gifts”} of <cite data-path="|8">this article</cite>; or if the gift is made as a result of a solicitation or facilitation that the lobbyist knows or has reason to know is prohibited by § 6-26(a)(3). Ord. 04-795 Ord. 11-520 Gift §2-17 Lobbyist §2-20 Public servant §2-23

Unless in the ordinary course of the lobbyist’s business as or for a banking institution, banking association, mortgage broker or lender, sales finance company, or other similarly regulated financial or lending institution, a lobbyist may not make or facilitate the making of any loan of money, goods, or services to a public servant. Ord. 04-795 Lobbyist §2-20 Public servant §2-23

A lobbyist who is an individual may not engage in any charitable fund-raising activity at the request of a public servant, including soliciting a charitable contribution, transmitting the solicitation of a charitable contribution, or transmitting a charitable contribution. Ord. 04-795 Lobbyist §2-20 Public servant §2-23

A lobbyist may not initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing that legislation. Ord. 04-795 Lobbyist §2-20

A lobbyist may not ask a public servant to recommend to a potential client the lobbyist’s services or the services of any other lobbyist. Ord. 04-795 Lobbyist §2-20 Public servant §2-23

While engaging in lobbying activities a lobbyist, or an individual who expects she or he will soon be required to register as a lobbyist, may not knowingly make to a public servant a statement of material fact that relates to the lobbying activity and that the lobbyist knows to be false. While engaging in lobbying activities a lobbyist, or an individual who expects she or he will soon be required to register as a lobbyist, must, in any interaction with a public servant:affirmatively identify themselves as a lobbyist; and identify the person on whose behalf they are lobbying. Ord. 04-795 Ord. 18-198 Lobby §8-1 Lobbyist §2-20 Person §2-22 Public servant §2-23 Ordinance 18-198 (Bill 18-230) amended this section, effective March 3, 2019, to broaden the scope of persons subject to the prohibition in subsection (a) and to require, in subsection (b), certain affirmative disclosures in interactions with a public servant.