Or. Admin. Code § 199-010-0005

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 199-010-0005 - Definitions

As used in these rules:

(1) "Agree to provide services" as used in ORS 171.725 and 171.740, means an oral or written agreement to provide lobbying services for a client or an employer in exchange for money or other consideration.

(2) "Commission" means the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.

(3) "Electronic Filing System (EFS)" means the database by which lobbyists and their clients or employers file required registrations, terminations, and quarterly expenditure reports. EFS is accessible from the Commission's website at https://apps.oregon.gov/OGEC/EFS/Home/Signin

(4) "Entertainment" means amusement or diversion. Entertainment may be provided by others (such as athletes at sporting events) but also includes events where the public official, relative, or member of household personally participates. Examples of entertainment include, but are not limited to concerts, plays, movies, operas, sporting events, participating in sports (golf, skiing, hunting or fishing, etc), comedy shows, and similar events.

(5) "Goodwill" as used in the definition of "lobbying" in ORS 171.725 means kindness, friendliness, benevolence or generosity by a person or entity directed toward a legislative official that could cause the legislative official to have a favorable impression of, or thankfulness to, the person or entity.

Or. Admin. Code § 199-010-0005

EC 2(Temp), f. & ef. 2-14-75 thru 6-14-75; EC 5, f. 7-7-75, ef. 7-25-75; EC 7(Temp), f. & ef. 10-8-75; EC 9, f. & ef. 1-23-76; EC 1-1990, f. 7-31-90, cert. ef. 7-26-90; GSPC 1-1999, f. 7-29-99, cert. ef. 8-1-99; GEC 3-2010, f. 3-12-10, cert. ef. 3-15-10; GEC 12-2021, amend filed 12/07/2021, effective 12/30/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 244.290, 171.772

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 171.725, 171.745, 171.750, 171.740