KRS 11A.216: Statements of expenditures.

(1) Each executive agency lobbyist, employer, and real party in interest shall file with

the commission, with the updated registration statement required by KRS

11A.211(2), a statement of expenditures as specified in subsections (2) and (3) of

this section. An executive agency lobbyist shall file a separate statement of

expenditures under this section for each employer engaging him.

(2) (a) In addition to the information required by paragraph (b) of this subsection, a

statement filed by an executive agency lobbyist shall show the total amount of

expenditures made by the lobbyist during the reporting period covered by the

statement by the executive agency lobbyist.

(b) 1. If, during a fiscal year, the real party in interest, the employer or any

executive agency lobbyist he engaged made expenditures to or on behalf

of a particular elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed

in KRS 12.250, a particular executive agency official, or a particular

member of the staff of any of those officials, the rea l party in interest,

employer, or executive agency lobbyist also shall state the name of the

official or employee on whose behalf the expenditures were made, the

total amount of the expenditures made, a brief description of the

expenditures made, and the a pproximate date the expenditures were

made.

2. Expenditures shall be reported on the expenditure statement for the

reporting period that includes the date on which the expenditure was

made.

(3) (a) In addition to the information required by subsection (2)( b) of this section, a

statement filed by a real party in interest or an employer shall show the total

amount of expenditures during the period covered by the statement. As used

in this subsection, "expenditures" does not include the expenses of

maintaining office facilities or support services for executive agency lobbyists.

(b) An employer or real party in interest shall not be required to show any

expenditure on a statement filed under this subsection if the expenditure is

reported on a statement filed un der subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section by

an executive agency lobbyist engaged by the employer.

(4) Any statement required to be filed under this section shall be filed at the times

specified in KRS 11A.211. Each statement shall cover expenditures ma de during

the prior fiscal year.

(5) If it is impractical or impossible for an executive agency lobbyist, employer, or real

party in interest to determine exact dollar amounts or values of expenditures,

reporting of good faith estimates, based on reasonabl e accounting procedures,

constitutes compliance with this section.

(6) Executive agency lobbyists, employers, and real parties in interest shall retain

receipts or maintain records for all expenditures that are required to be reported

pursuant to this sect ion. These receipts or records shall be maintained for a period

ending on the thirtieth day of June of the second fiscal year after the year in which

the expenditure was made.

(7) At least ten (10) days before the date on which the statement is filed, each

employer, executive agency lobbyist, or real party in interest who is required to file

an expenditure statement under subsection (2)(b) of this section shall deliver a copy

of the statement, or the portion showing the expenditure, to the official or emplo yee

who is listed in the statement as having received the expenditure or on whose behalf

it was made.