NRS 218H.500 Regulations; fees; classification of lobbyists; forms; accounting and reporting methods; filing system; public inspection; retention of records; list of registrants.

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1. The Legislative Commission:

(a)Shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b)May adopt regulations that provide for exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of this chapter in order to afford to the people the fullest opportunity to petition or lobby their government for the redress of grievances and to exchange information and express their opinions freely with members of the Legislative Branch and legislative committees on matters relating to legislation or any other legislative action.

2. The Legislative Commission may, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, require fees for registration, payable into the Legislative Fund. For the purposes of fees for registration, the Legislative Commission shall classify lobbyists as follows:

(a)Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a lobbyist who receives any compensation for his or her lobbying activities.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in paragraph

(c)or (d), a lobbyist who does not receive any compensation for his or her lobbying activities.

(c)Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), a lobbyist whose lobbying activities are only on behalf of one or more nonprofit organizations that are recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). Such a lobbyist is not required to pay a fee of more than $100 for registration pursuant to this subsection.

(d)A veteran who does not receive compensation for the veteran’s lobbying activities and who provides proof of his or her discharge or release from the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard under honorable conditions. Such a lobbyist is not required to pay any fee for registration pursuant to this subsection.

3. The Director shall:

(a)Prepare and furnish forms for the statements and reports required to be filed.

(b)Prepare and publish uniform methods of accounting and reporting to be used by persons required to file such statements and reports, including guidelines for complying with the reporting requirements of this chapter.

(c)Accept and file any information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements of this chapter.

(d)Develop a filing, coding and cross-indexing system consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(e)Make the statements and reports available for public inspection during regular office hours.

(f)Preserve the statements and reports for a period of 5 years from the date of filing.

4. Based on the information that registrants file with the Director pursuant to this chapter, the Director shall compile and keep current an alphabetical list of registrants, which must include:

(a)Each registrant’s full name, a recent photograph of the registrant and:

(1)The name of the registrant’s business or employer, if any, and the permanent business address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the business or employer;

(2)If different from subparagraph (1), the registrant’s permanent business address, telephone number and electronic mail address; and

(3)The registrant’s temporary address, if any, while lobbying.

(b)The full name and complete address of each client of the registrant, if any. If the registrant’s business or employer has more than one client, the list must identify each specific client that the registrant represents from among those clients.

(c)The principal areas of interest on which the registrant expects to lobby.

5. The Director shall provide a copy of the list compiled pursuant to subsection 4 to:

(a)Each Legislator;

(b)The clerks of the respective counties for preservation and public inspection; and

(c)Any person who requests a copy and pays the cost of reproduction.