N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-20.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:25-20.4 - Governmental affairs agent notice of representation

(a) Each previously registered governmental affairs agent shall electronically file with the Commission a notice of representation on a form prescribed by the Commission containing the information required by 52:13C-21.

(b) The notice of representation shall be filed prior to making any communication with, or the making of any expenditures providing a benefit to, a member of the Legislature, with legislative staff, with the Governor, with the Governor's staff, or with an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch, or prior to making any communication concerning a governmental process with an officer or member of the Executive Branch, or any authority, board, commission, or other agency or instrumentality in or of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government, or shall be filed within 30 days of employment, retainer, or engagement as a governmental affairs agent, whichever occurs earlier. A group of persons registered by the Commission as governmental affairs agents, that together represent more than one entity, shall be permitted to file a notice of representation particular to a represented entity on behalf of the group, provided the person filing indicates the involvement of the group or indicates the involvement of specific governmental affairs agent(s).

(c) Each governmental affairs agent must notify the Commission in writing of any material change in the information supplied in the notice of representation within 15 days of the effective date of such change, or not later than the filing date of the subsequent quarterly report, whichever occurs earlier, by electronically filing an amendment to the notice of representation required under (a) above.

(d) If a governmental affairs agent identifies a membership organization or corporation as the represented entity or person from whom he or she receives compensation for acting as a governmental affairs agent, and the name or occupation so identified does not, either explicitly or by virtue of the nature of the principal business in which the organization or its members, or the corporation or its shareholders, is commonly known to be engaged, clearly reveal the primary specific economic, social, political, or other interest which the organization or corporation may reasonably be understood to seek to advance or protect through its employment, retainer, or engagement of the governmental affairs agent, a description of that primary economic, social, political, or other interest and a list of the persons having organizational or financial control of the organization or corporation, including the names, mailing addresses and occupations of those persons, shall be included in the notice of representation of the governmental affairs agent.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-20.4

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 334(a), effective 2/16/2016