Prohibited Conduct

Baltimore City Code art. 8, subtit. 8, pt. VI

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Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-36 Contingent compensation.

§ 8-36. Contingent compensation. (a) Legislative lobbying. A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of any person for compensation that is dependent in any way on: (1) the passage, enactment, or defeat of any legislation; or (2) any other contingency related to legislative action. (b) Executive lobbying. A lobbyist may not lobby on behalf of any person for compensation that is dependent in any way on: (1) the outcome of any executive action relating to the solicitation or securing of a procurement contract; or (2) any other contingency related to executive action. (Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-37 Gifts.

§ 8-37. Gifts. A lobbyist may not make a gift to a public servant, directly or indirectly: (1) if the lobbyist knows or has reason to know that the public servant’s acceptance of the gift would violate Subtitle 6 {“Conflicts of Interest”}, Part IV {“Gifts”} of this article; or (2) if the gift is made as a result of a solicitation or facilitation that the lobbyist knows or has reason to know is prohibited by § 6-26(a)(3). (Ord. 11-520; Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-38 Loans.

§ 8-38. Loans. Unless in the ordinary course of the lobbyist’s business as or for a banking institution, banking association, mortgage broker or lender, sales finance company, or other similarly regulated financial or lending institution, a lobbyist may not make or facilitate the making of any loan of money, goods, or services to a public servant. (Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-39 Fund raisers.

§ 8-39. Fund raisers. A lobbyist who is an individual may not engage in any charitable fund-raising activity at the request of a public servant, including soliciting a charitable contribution, transmitting the solicitation of a charitable contribution, or transmitting a charitable contribution. (Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-40 “Bell ringing”.

§ 8-40. “Bell ringing”. A lobbyist may not initiate or encourage the introduction of legislation for the purpose of opposing that legislation. (Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-41 Requesting endorsement.

§ 8-41. Requesting endorsement. A lobbyist may not ask a public servant to recommend to a potential client the lobbyist’s services or the services of any other lobbyist. (Ord. 04-795.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 8, § 8-42 Veracity and candor.

§ 8-42. Veracity and candor. (a) Veracity required. While engaging in lobbying activities a lobbyist, or an individual who expects she or he will soon be required to register as a lobbyist, may not knowingly make to a public servant a statement of material fact that relates to the lobbying activity and that the lobbyist knows to be false. (b) Duty to identify self and clients. While engaging in lobbying activities a lobbyist, or an individual who expects she or he will soon be required to register as a lobbyist, must, in any interaction with a public servant: (1) affirmatively identify themselves as a lobbyist; and (2) identify the person on whose behalf they are lobbying. (Ord. 18-198; Ord. 04-795.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/8/8/VIFetched: 10/25/2026