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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, office, department, board or commission and any person acting on behalf of a state agency, office, department, board or commission shall not:
1. Enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or entity for lobbying services.
2. Spend monies for any person or entity to lobby on behalf of that agency, office, department, board or commission unless that person is a state employee.
B. This section does not apply to any state agency, office, department, board or commission that is either:
1. Headed by one or more elected officials.
2. Exempt from title 41, chapter 23 1 for the purposes of contracts for professional lobbyists.
C. This section does not apply to the employment relationship of a lobbyist who is a state employee directly employed by a state governmental unit for whom the employee acts as a lobbyist or lobbying is part of the employee's job description.
D. For the purposes of this section, “state employee” has the same meaning prescribed in § 41-1231.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 41. State Government § 41-1234. Publicly funded contract lobbyists; prohibition; definition - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-41-state-government/az-rev-st-sect-41-1234/
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