N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-20.18C

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 19:25-20.18C - One-year post-employment prohibition on lobbying

(a) As used in this section, "person" means any member of the Legislature, the Governor, or the head of a principal department of the Executive Branch.

(b) No person, within one year next subsequent to the termination of the office or employment of such person, shall register as a governmental affairs agent.

(c) Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of (b) above shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $ 10,000 and shall be barred from engaging in activity as a governmental affairs agent for up to an additional five years.

(d) Upon receiving evidence of any violation of this section, the Commission shall have the power to hold, or cause to be held, hearings about the violation and, upon finding any person to have committed a violation, to assess such penalty, within the limits set forth in (c) above, as it deems proper under the circumstances, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.).

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-20.18C

New Rule by R.2005 d.427, effective 12/5/2005 (operative date of January 1, 2006).
See: 37 N.J.R. 2838(a), 37 N.J.R. 4559(a).