{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-8-607","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-607","heading":"Prohibited acts","body":"(a) No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter. (b) No person engaging in lobbying shall: (1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office; (2) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action; (3) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports; (4) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon: (A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or (B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or (5) (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically. (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) . (c) (1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is: (A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and (B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter. (d) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (e) (1) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not: (A) Purposely provide false information; or (B) Purposely omit information. (2) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall: (A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and (B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (f) A person convicted of three (3) or more violations of a provision of this subchapter shall be permanently prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist in this state. (g) An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for disqualification under this section. Init. Meas. 1988, No. 1, § 1; Acts 1989, No. 719, § 2; 2009, No. 963, § 2.\n\n(a) No person shall purposely employ any lobbyist who is required to register as a registered lobbyist but is not registered pursuant to this chapter.\n\n(b) No person engaging in lobbying shall: (1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office; (2) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action; (3) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports; (4) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon: (A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or (B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or (5) (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically. (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) .\n\n(1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office;\nt contract; or (5) (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically. (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) .\n\n(1) Influence or attempt to influence, by coercion, bribery, or threat of economic sanction, any public servant in the discharge of the duties of his or her office;\n\n(2) Purposely provide false information to any public servant as to any material fact pertaining to any legislative or administrative action;\n\n(3) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the registration and lobbyist activity reports;\n\n(4) Contract to receive or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon: (A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or (B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or\n\n(A) The success or failure of a legislative or administrative action; or\n\n(B) The outcome of any executive, legislative, or administrative action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or\n\n(5) (A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically. (B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) .\n\n(A) Provide payment for food or beverages at any location or event at which the lobbyist is not present physically.\n\n(B) Subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section shall not apply to a special event under § 21-8-402(20) .\n\n(c) (1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is: (A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and (B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter.\n\n(1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section is: (A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and (B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(A) Prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist for a period of three (3) years from the date of the conviction; and\n\n(B) Subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(2) Any person violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter.\n\n(d) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\nperson violating the three-year ban shall be deemed guilty of an additional violation of this subchapter.\n\n(d) Any person who acts as a lobbyist as defined by § 21-8-402(11) but purposely fails to register within five (5) days of beginning lobbying activities as required by § 21-8-601 is subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(e) (1) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not: (A) Purposely provide false information; or (B) Purposely omit information. (2) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall: (A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and (B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(1) On a lobbyist registration form, a person acting as a lobbyist shall not: (A) Purposely provide false information; or (B) Purposely omit information.\n\n(A) Purposely provide false information; or\n\n(B) Purposely omit information.\n\n(2) A person who violates subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall: (A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and (B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(A) Not be considered a registered lobbyist; and\n\n(B) Be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n\n(f) A person convicted of three (3) or more violations of a provision of this subchapter shall be permanently prohibited from acting as a registered lobbyist in this state.\n\n(g) An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for disqualification under this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 21","Chapter 8","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"1a339ff81b40f83145ea0d3d836b1282ad030913e09803cf83b06bb9f118f01c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-8-606","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-8-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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