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It shall be unlawful to violate, or fail to comply with, the provisions of this article. No person engaging in lobbying shall:

(1) Do so without first registering pursuant to section 2-953;

(2) Make any agreement under which any consideration is to be given, transferred, or paid to any covered official contingent upon the passage or defeat of any legislation or the decision to take or refrain from taking any other official action;

(3) Attempt to influence any covered official by means of deceit or by threat of violence or economic or political reprisal against or political or personal advantage to any person or property, with intent thereby to alter or affect such covered official's decision, vote, or opinion concerning any official action which is to be considered or performed by him or her or the agency or body of which he or she is a member;

(4) Knowingly provide false information to any covered official as to any material fact pertaining to any official action which is to be considered or performed by him or her or the agency or body of which he or she is a member;

(5) Knowingly file any document provided for in this article which contains any materially false statement or material omission;

(6) Conceal from a covered official the identity of the person or entity for whom the lobbyist is lobbying; or

(7) Attempt to evade the obligations in this article through indirect efforts or through the use of agents, associates, or employees. (Ord. No. 2021-08, § 1, 3-22-2021)