New York City Administrative Code Section 3-219 - Obligations Of Lobbyists.

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    § 3-219. Obligations of lobbyists.--Any person who is required to file
  a statement of registration under  this  subchapter  has  the  following
  obligations:
    a.  To abstain from doing any act, with the express purpose and intent
  of placing a member of the city council, the mayor  or  any  officer  or
  employee  charged  by  law with making a decision on a matter pending or
  proposed, under personal obligation to him or  her  or  to  his  or  her
  employer.
    b.  Never  to  knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive a member of the
  city council, the mayor or any officer or employee charged by  law  with
  making  a  decision  on  a  local  law,  resolution or matter pending or
  proposed, as to any material fact pertinent to any pending  or  proposed
  local law, resolution or matter.
    c.  Never  to  cause or influence the introduction of any local law or
  resolution at the city council  for  the  purpose  of  thereafter  being
  employed  to  secure  its  granting,  denial,  confirmation,  rejection,
  passage or defeat.
    d. To abstain from any attempt to create a  fictitious  appearance  of
  public  favor or disfavor of any proposed local law or resolution before
  the city council or to cause any communication to be sent to a member of
  the city council, or the mayor, or any officer or  employee  charged  by
  law  with making a decision on a matter pending or proposed, in the name
  of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except  with
  the consent of such real person.
    e.  Not  to  represent,  either directly or indirectly through word of
  mouth or otherwise, that he or she can control or  obtain  the  vote  or
  action  of the mayor, any member of the city council, or any employee or
  officer of the city charged by law with making a decision  on  a  matter
  pending  or proposed, or the approval or disapproval of any local law or
  resolution by the mayor of the city of New York.
    f. Not to represent or solicit representation of, an interest  adverse
  to such person's employer nor to represent employers whose interests are
  known to such person to be adverse.
    g. To retain all books, papers and documents necessary to substantiate
  the  financial  reports  required to be made under this subchapter for a
  period of five years.

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