A regulated lobbyist may not: (1) be engaged for lobbying purposes for compensation that is dependent in any manner on: (i) the enactment or defeat of legislation; (ii) the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or (iii) any other contingency related to executive action or legislative action; (2) initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing the legislation; (3) knowingly counsel any person to violate any provision of this title or any other State or federal law; (4) engage in or counsel any person to engage in fraudulent conduct; (5) while engaging in lobbying activities, knowingly make to an official or employee a statement of material fact relating to lobbying activity that the regulated lobbyist knows to be false; (6) engage in lobbying without being registered as a regulated lobbyist in accordance with § 5-702 of this subtitle; (7) request an official or employee to recommend to a potential client the lobbying services of the regulated lobbyist or any other regulated lobbyist; (8) make a gift, directly or indirectly, to an official or employee if the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know the gift is in violation of § 5-505 of this title; (9) make a gift, directly or indirectly, as a result of a solicitation or facilitation that the regulated lobbyist knows or has reason to know is prohibited under § 5-505(a)(2) of this title; (10) if the regulated lobbyist is an individual, engage in any charitable fund-raising activity at the request of an official or employee, including soliciting, transmitting the solicitation of, or transmitting a charitable contribution; (11) make or facilitate the making of any loan of money, goods, or services to an official or employee unless in the ordinary course of business of the regulated lobbyist; (12) while engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of an entity, knowingly conceal from an official or employee the identity of the entity; (13) commit a criminal offense arising from lobbying activity; (14) if serving on the State or a local central committee of a political party, participate: (i) as an officer of the central committee; (ii) in fund-raising activity on behalf of the political party; or (iii) in actions relating to filling a vacancy in a public office; or (15) while engaging in lobbying, unlawfully harass or discriminate, based on any characteristic protected by law: (i) an official or employee; (ii) an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government; (iii) an individual regulated lobbyist; or (iv) a credentialed member of the press.
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