{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-7-310","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-7-310","heading":"Prohibition of lobbying by former government personnel.","body":"(1) An individual may not be licensed as a lobbyist and a principal may not directly authorize or permit lobbying by an individual if during the 24 months prior to applying for a license that individual served as a state legislator, elected state official, department director, appointed state official, or member of a certain personal staff, as defined by 2-18-101.\n(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who seeks a license to serve as a lobbyist as part of the individual's responsibilities as an employee of state or local government.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 7. LOBBYING","Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0070/part_0030/section_0100/0050-0070-0030-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:56Z","sha256":"aa1ea2a9c700c5eccefacf521516b9709d66fe2b5ee941e0504176747aee42c8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-7-307","next":"us-mt/5-11-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}