2014 Virginia Code
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-426. (See Editor's Note) Lobbyist reporting; penalty


VA Code § 2.2-426 (2014) What's This?

A. (See Editor's note) Each lobbyist shall file with the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council a separate semiannual report of expenditures, including gifts, for each principal for whom he lobbies by December 15 for the preceding six-month period complete through the last day of October and June 15 for the preceding six-month period complete through the last day of April.

B. Each principal who expends more than $500 to employ or compensate multiple lobbyists shall be responsible for filing a consolidated lobbyist report pursuant to this section in any case in which the lobbyists are each exempt under the provisions of subdivision 7 or 8 of § 2.2-420 from the reporting requirements of this section.

C. The report shall be on a form provided by the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council, which shall be substantially as follows and shall be accompanied by instructions provided by the Council.

aLOBBYIST'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
bPART I:
c(1) PRINCIPAL: __________________________________________________________________________
dIn Part I, item 2a, provide the name of the individual authorizing your employment as a lobbyist. The lobbyist filing this statement MAY NOT list his name in item 2a.
e(2a) Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
f(2b) Permanent Business Address: ______________________________________________________
g(2c) Business Telephone: ________________________________________________________________
h(3) Provide a list of executive and legislative actions (with as much specificity as possible) for which you lobbied and a description of activities conducted.
i________________________________________________________________________________________
j________________________________________________________________________________________
k________________________________________________________________________________________
l(4) INCORPORATED FILINGS: If you are filing an incorporated disclosure statement, please complete the following:
mIndividual filing financial information: _____________________________________________
nIndividuals to be included in the filing: _____________________________________________
o________________________________________________________________________________________
p(5) Please indicate which schedules will be attached to your disclosure statement:
q[ ] Schedule A: Entertainment Expenses
r[ ] Schedule B: Gifts
s[ ] Schedule C: Other Expenses
t(6) EXPENDITURE TOTALS:
ua) ENTERTAINMENT$ ________
vb) GIFTS$ ________
wc) COMMUNICATIONS$ ________
xd) PERSONAL LIVING AND TRAVEL EXPENSES$ ________
ye) COMPENSATION OF LOBBYISTS$ ________
zf) HONORARIA$ ________
aag) OTHER$ ________
abTOTAL$ ________
acPART II:
ad(1a) NAME OF LOBBYIST: _______________________________________________________________
ae(1b) Permanent Business Address: ______________________________________________________
af(1c) Business Telephone: ________________________________________________________________
ag(2) As a lobbyist, you are (check one)
ah[ ] EMPLOYED (on the payroll of the principal)
ai[ ] RETAINED (not on the payroll of the principal, however compensated)
aj[ ] NOT COMPENSATED (not compensated; expenses may be reimbursed)
ak(3) List all lobbyists other than yourself who registered to represent your principal.
al________________________________________________________________________________________
am________________________________________________________________________________________
an________________________________________________________________________________________
ao(4) If you selected "EMPLOYED" as your answer to Part II, item 2, provide your job title.
ap________________________________________________________________________________________
aqPLEASE NOTE: Some lobbyists are not individually compensated for lobbying activities. This may occur when several members of a firm represent a single principal. The principal, in turn, makes a single payment to the firm. If this describes your situation, do not answer Part II, items 5a and 5b. Instead, complete Part III, items 1 and 2.
ar(5a) What was the DOLLAR AMOUNT OF YOUR COMPENSATION as a lobbyist? (If you have job responsibilities other than those involving lobbying, you may have to prorate to determine the part of your salary attributable to your lobbying activities.) Transfer your answer to this item to Part I, item 6e.
as(5b) Explain how you arrived at your answer to Part II, item 5a.
at________________________________________________________________________________________
au________________________________________________________________________________________
av________________________________________________________________________________________
awPART III:
axPLEASE NOTE: If you answered Part II, items 5a and 5b, you WILL NOT complete this section.
ay(1) List all members of your firm, organization, association, corporation, or other entity who furnished lobbying services to your principal.
az________________________________________________________________________________________
ba________________________________________________________________________________________
bb________________________________________________________________________________________
bc(2) Indicate the total amount paid to your firm, organization, association, corporation or other entity for services rendered. Transfer your answer to this item to Part I, item 6e_________________
bdSCHEDULE A
beENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES
bfPLEASE NOTE: Any single entertainment event included in the expense totals of the principal, with a value greater than $50, should be itemized below. Transfer any totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6a. (Please duplicate as needed.)
bgDate and Location of Event:
bh________________________________________________________________________________________
bi________________________________________________________________________________________
bjDescription of Event:
bk________________________________________________________________________________________
bl________________________________________________________________________________________
bmTotal Number of Persons Attending:
bn________________________________________________________________________________________
boNames of Legislative and Executive Officials or Members of Their Immediate Families Attending: (List names only if the average value for each person attending the event was greater than $50.)
bp________________________________________________________________________________________
bq________________________________________________________________________________________
br________________________________________________________________________________________
bs________________________________________________________________________________________
btFood$ ________
buBeverages$ ________
bvTransportation of Legislative and Executive Officials
or Members of Their Immediate Families
$ ________
bwLodging of Legislative and Executive Officials or Members
of Their Immediate Families
$ ________
bxPerformers, Speakers, Etc.$ ________
byDisplays$ ________
bzRentals$ ________
caService Personnel$ ________
cbMiscellaneous$ ________
ccTOTAL$ ________


aSCHEDULE B
bGIFTS
cPLEASE NOTE: Any single gift reported in the expense totals of the principal, with a value greater than $50, should be itemized below. (Report meals, entertainment and travel under Schedule A.) Transfer any totals from this schedule to Part I, item 6b. (Please duplicate as needed.)
dDate of gift:Description of gift:Name of each legislative or executive official or member of his immediate family who is a recipient of a gift:Cost of individual gift:
e__________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
f__________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
g__________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
h__________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
iTOTAL COST TO PRINCIPAL$ ________


aSCHEDULE C
bOTHER EXPENSES
cPLEASE NOTE: This section is provided for any lobbying-related expenses not covered in Part I, items 6a — 6f. An example of an expenditure to be listed on schedule C would be the rental of a bill box during the General Assembly session. Transfer the total from this schedule to Part I, item 6g. (Please duplicate as needed.)
dDATE OF EXPENSEDESCRIPTION OF EXPENSEAMOUNT
e_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
f_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
g_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
h_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
i_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
j_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
k_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
l_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
m_________________________________________________________________________________$ ________
nTOTAL "OTHER" EXPENSES$ ________
o

PART IV: STATEMENTS The following items are mandatory and if they are not properly completed, the entire filing will be rejected and returned to the lobbyist:

(1) All signatures on the statement must be ORIGINAL in the format specified in the instructions provided by the Council that accompany this form. No stamps, or other reproductions of the individual's signature will be accepted.

(2) An individual MAY NOT sign the disclosure statement as lobbyist and principal officer.

aSTATEMENT OF LOBBYIST
b

I, the undersigned registered lobbyist, do state that the information furnished on this disclosure statement and on all accompanying attachments required to be made thereto is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, complete and accurate.

c
___________________________________________
d
Signature of lobbyist
e
___________________________________________
f
Date
gSTATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
h

I, the undersigned principal (or an authorized official thereof), do state that the information furnished on this disclosure statement and on all accompanying attachments required to be made thereto is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, complete and accurate.

i
___________________________________________
j
Signature of principal
k___________________________________________
lDate

D. A person who signs the disclosure statement knowing it to contain a material misstatement of fact is guilty of a Class 5 felony.

E. Each lobbyist shall send to each legislative and executive official who is required to be identified by name on Schedule A or B of the Lobbyist's Disclosure Form a copy of Schedule A or B or a summary of the information pertaining to that official. Copies or summaries shall be provided to the official by November 21 for the preceding six-month period complete through the last day of October and by May 21 for the preceding six-month period complete through the last day of April.

1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-786; 1997, cc. 616, 635, 843; 1998, c. 732; 2000, c. 297; 2001, c. 844; 2002, cc. 248, 491; 2005, c. 90; 2006, c. 843; 2014, cc. 792, 804.

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