{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120c-303","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-303","heading":"Gifts by lobbyists and lobbyist principals prohibited.","body":"(a)\tExcept as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no lobbyist or lobbyist principal may do any of the following:\n(1)\tKnowingly give a gift to a designated individual.\n(2)\tKnowingly give a gift with the intent that a designated individual be an ultimate recipient.\n(b)\tSubsection (a) of this section shall not apply to gifts as described in G.S. 138A-32(f).\n(c)\tThe offering or giving of a gift in compliance with this Chapter without corrupt intent shall not constitute a violation of the statutes related to bribery under G.S. 14-217, 14-218, or 120-86, but shall be subject to civil fines under G.S. 120C-602(b).\n(d)\tGifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international legislative organization of which the General Assembly is a member or a legislator or legislative employee is a member or participant of by virtue of that legislator's or legislative employee's public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of G.S. 138A-32(c).\n(e)\tGifts made to a nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization of which a public servant's agency is a member or a public servant is a member or participant of by virtue of that public servant's public position, or to an affiliated organization of that nonpartisan state, regional, national, or international organization, shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section or of G.S. 138A-32(c). (2006-201, s. 18; 2007-348, s. 12(a), (b); 2008-213, ss. 17-19, 90; 2010-169, s. 15(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 120C. Lobbying.","Article 3. Prohibitions and Restrictions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_120C/GS_120C-303.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:57Z","sha256":"98baec0bedb9d42322166b7b57628492382872b1842a9ca8eefc303d5d6ca1d1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120c-302","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120c-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}