Iowa Code § 68B.24
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Loans — receipt from lobbyists prohibited.
Official statutory text
(1) An official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office shall not, directly or indirectly, seek or accept a loan or series of loans from a person who is a lobbyist.
(2) A lobbyist shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office. A lobbyist shall also not, directly or indirectly, join with one or more persons to offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office.
(3) This section shall not apply to loans made in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this section, a loan is “made in the ordinary course of business” when it is made by a person who is regularly engaged in a business that makes loans to members of the general public and the finance charges and other terms of the loan are the same or substantially similar to the finance charges and loan terms that are available to members of the general public.
92 Acts, ch 1228, §11; 93 Acts, ch 163, §8
(2) A lobbyist shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office. A lobbyist shall also not, directly or indirectly, join with one or more persons to offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office.
(3) This section shall not apply to loans made in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this section, a loan is “made in the ordinary course of business” when it is made by a person who is regularly engaged in a business that makes loans to members of the general public and the finance charges and other terms of the loan are the same or substantially similar to the finance charges and loan terms that are available to members of the general public.
92 Acts, ch 1228, §11; 93 Acts, ch 163, §8
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