ARTICLE 4
PUBLIC OFFICIALS' CONDUCT AND LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE
21-5-75. Postemployment restrictions on public officers.
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Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, on and after January 8, 2007, persons identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 and the executive director of each state board, commission, or authority shall be prohibited from registering as a lobbyist or engaging in lobbying under this article for a period of one year after terminating such employment or leaving such office.
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The lobbying prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to persons who terminate such employment or leave such office but who remain employed in state government.
(Code 1981, §21-5-75, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 23/HB 48.)
Effective date.
- This Code section became effective January 9, 2006.
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2005, p. 859,
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28, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall not apply to any violation occurring prior to January 9, 2006.
Law reviews.
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For article on 2005 enactment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 119 (2005).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Validity, construction, and application of state and municipal enactments regulating lobbying and lobbying contracts, 35 A.L.R.6th 1.