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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-714" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Lobbying">
  <text>A regulated lobbyist may not:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>be engaged for lobbying purposes for compensation that is dependent in any manner on:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the enactment or defeat of legislation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>any other contingency related to executive action or legislative action;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing the legislation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>knowingly counsel any person to violate any provision of this title or any other State or federal law;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>engage in or counsel any person to engage in fraudulent conduct;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>engage in lobbying without being registered as a regulated lobbyist in accordance with § 5–702 of this subtitle;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>request an official or employee to recommend to a potential client the lobbying services of the regulated lobbyist or any other regulated lobbyist;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="12">
    <text>while engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of an entity, knowingly conceal from an official or employee the identity of the entity;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="13">
    <text>commit a criminal offense arising from lobbying activity;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="14">
    <text>if serving on the State or a local central committee of a political party, participate:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>as an officer of the central committee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>in fund–raising activity on behalf of the political party; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>in actions relating to filling a vacancy in a public office; or</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="15">
    <text>while engaging in lobbying, unlawfully harass or discriminate, based on any characteristic protected by law:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>an official or employee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>an individual regulated lobbyist; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>a credentialed member of the press.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
