Purposes of chapter -- applicability
(1) The purposes of this chapter are to promote a high standard of ethics in the practice of lobbying, to prevent unfair and unethical lobbying practices, to provide for the licensing of lobbyists and the suspension or revocation of the licenses, to require elected officials to make public their business, financial, and occupational interests, and to require disclosure of the amounts of money spent for lobbying.
(2) Nothing in this chapter subjects an individual lobbying on his own behalf to any reporting requirements nor deprives an individual of the constitutional right to communicate with public officials.
(1) The purposes of this chapter are to promote a high standard of ethics in the practice of lobbying, to prevent unfair and unethical lobbying practices, to provide for the licensing of lobbyists and the suspension or revocation of the licenses, and to require elected officials to make public their business, financial, and occupational interests, and to require disclosure of the amounts of money spent for lobbying.
(2) Nothing in this This chapter subjects does not subject an individual lobbying on his the individual's own behalf to any reporting requirements nor deprives or deprive an individual of the constitutional right to communicate with public officials. legislators.
Purposes of chapter -- – applicability
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 157, Laws ofL. 1959 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 19, ChapterCh. 309, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 43-801 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, Initiative Measure NumberI.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 568, Laws ofL. 1983 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 498, Laws ofL. 1991 |