§ 909-107. Enforcement and penalties.

In addition to license administrator's hearings and any penalties the license administrator may impose, including but not limited to suspension and revocation of registrations, a lobbyist's first violation of:

(1)

Failure to file an annual report as required by section 909-103 of the Code;

(2)

Failure to report changed information or termination of engagement as required by section 909-104 of the Code; or

(3)

Failure to file an amended statement or other document as required by section 909-105 of the Code;

shall be subject to admission of violation and payment of the designated civil penalty through the ordinance violations bureau in accordance with chapter 103 of the Code. A lobbyist's second and subsequent violations of these provisions are subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties provided in section 103-3 of the Code and shall make the lobbyist and the lobbyist's firm subject to debarment from lobbying and contracting with the City of Indianapolis and Marion County.

A violation for a lobbyist's failure to file a registration statement as required by section 909-102 of the Code shall be subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties provided in section 103-3 and shall subject the lobbyist and the lobbyist's firm to debarment from lobbying and contracting with the City of Indianapolis and Marion County.

(G.O. 63, 2009, § 149; G.O. 14, 2016, § 3)