Source: https://www.ethics.pa.gov/Lobbying-Law/Pages/File-a-Lobbying-Complaint.aspx
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 18:56:17+00:00

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Any individual may file a complaint concerning alleged violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Law.
Complaint forms are available via this website by scrolling to the bottom of this page. Paper complaint forms are also available upon request from the State Ethics Commission. The complaint should state the name, and address of the subject of the complaint, and a description of the facts which are alleged to constitute a violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law. Complaints must be sworn before a notary public.
What constitutes a violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law?
Please note that the Commission's jurisdiction extends solely to alleged violations of: 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A04 Registration; 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05 Reporting; and 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A07 Prohibited Activities.
Complaints concerning violations pertaining to 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A07(d) Conflicts of Interests for lobbyist who are also attorneys are handled by the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
If you are unsure as to whether the Commission has jurisdiction over the conduct or subject in question, visit the Commission's website; refer to the Lobbying Disclosure Law (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A01 et seq.) on this web site; or contact the State Ethics Commission.
If after a preliminary inquiry the matter is terminated, both the complainant and subject of the inquiry will be notified.
The subject will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to challenge the findings and allegations. Such may include evidentiary hearings and arguments of law.
Upon the conclusion of the proceedings, the Commission will issue a final order containing findings of fact and conclusions of law. Final orders issued by the Commission may be appealed to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
The Commission's Investigative Division initially conducts a preliminary inquiry to determine if there is reasonable cause to indicate that the Lobbying Disclosure Law has been violated. Preliminary inquiries must be completed with sixty (60) days.
If there is reasonable cause to believe the Lobbying Disclosure Law has been violated, the Investigative Division will conduct a full investigation. The investigation must be completed within one hundred-eighty (180) days, however, the Investigative Division may obtain ninety (90) day extensions of the time frame to complete the investigation if needed.
No more than two(2) ninety day extensions may be obtained.
The Commission may conduct an investigation within five (5) years after the alleged occurrence of any violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law except that the Commission may not investigate any activity that occurred prior to January 1, 2007.
No public official or public employee shall discharge any official or employee or change his official rank, grade, or compensation, or deny him a promotion, or threaten to do so, for filing a complaint with or providing information to the Commission or testifying in any Commission proceeding. See also, 43 P.S. § 1423(Whistleblower Law).
What are the penalties for violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Law?
For violations of the prohibited activities restrictions pertaining to conflicts of interest and certain unlawful acts (sections 13A07 (d) and (f)), the Commission may impose an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 per violation.
The Commission may also prohibit a lobbyist from lobbying for economic consideration for up to five years for violation of the prohibited activities section of the Lobbying Disclosure Law, for continued failure to register or report after notice, or for other conduct that constitutes a violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law.
The Commission may refer as appropriate an alleged violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law to the Attorney General or the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Any negligent failure to register or report as required by the Lobbying Disclosure Law may result in an administrative penalty not exceeding fifty ($50) dollars for each late day.
Any intentional failure to register or report as required by the Lobbying Disclosure Law constitutes upon conviction a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Any registrant who files a report under the Lobbyist Disclosure Law with knowledge that the report contains a false statement or is incomplete commits, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
In addition to any other penalties imposed under the Lobbying Disclosure Law, a court, upon conviction, may impose a fine not to exceed $25,000 against a principal found guilty of an intentional violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Law.
What are the penalties for violations of the Lobbyist Disclosure Law?

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