Formal Lobbying Advisory Opinions
This is a list of formal advisory opinions issued by the State Ethics Commission interpreting the Lobbying Law in response to written requests for an advisory opinion from:
- Prospective or registered lobbyists or lobbyist principals subject to the Lobbying Law and their counsel.
- Former legislators and state agency employees subject to the restrictions against registering as a lobbyist within six months of service.
- Individuals, entities, legislators, legislative employees, and public servants who are not otherwise subject to the Lobbying Law, but who may have to report under the “Miscellaneous Reporting” requirements of Article 8 of the Lobbying Law.
- State agencies subject to certain restrictions against using state funds to hire contract lobbyists.
- Legislative Liaisons
The Lobbying Law requires that formal advisory opinions issued by the State Ethics Commission be published in an edited format to protect the requester’s identity. If the requester authorized the publication of an unedited version of the opinion it will have an * beside it.
These opinions are arranged according to the issues addressed in the opinion.
**Please note that the General Assembly recodified the Ethics Act in 2019, renumbering G.S. 138A-32(d1) to (e) and the gift ban exceptions from G.S. 138A-32(e) to G.S. 138A-32(f)**