§ 36-11-103.5. Registering as foreign agent.

(1) Before engaging in lobbying as a foreign agent, a foreign agent shall register with the lieutenant governor under this section. (2) If a lobbyist indicates on the lobbyist license application form described in Section 36-11-103, or otherwise indicates to the lieutenant governor that the lobbyist would like to register as a foreign agent, the lieutenant governor shall provide the lobbyist a foreign agent registration form that includes: (a) a place for the lobbyist's name, address, business telephone number, and principal place of business; (b) a place for the lobbyist to list each foreign government for which the lobbyist is registering as a foreign agent; (c) a place for the lobbyist to describe the issues on which the lobbyist expects to engage in lobbying as a foreign agent; and (d) a certification for the lobbyist to sign, certifying that the information the lobbyist provides in the form is true, accurate, and complete. (3) (a) A lobbyist who registers as a foreign agent under this section shall update the information in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form when the lobbyist agrees to lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form. (b) A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of a foreign government that is not listed in the lobbyist's foreign agent registration form.