{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/2.2-421.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/2.2-421.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/2.2-421.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/2.2-421.html"}],"law_id":77556,"edition_id":1,"section_id":77556,"structure_id":15084,"section_number":"2.2-421","catch_line":"Reporting requirements for certain state agencies","history":"1994, c. 915, \u00a7 2.1-781.1; 2001, c. 844.","full_text":"A\n\nThe chief administrative officer of each board, department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth shall file a registration statement with the Secretary of the Commonwealth on behalf of the officers and employees who will be engaged in lobbying as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-419 and shall comply with the provisions of this article that require lobbyists to register with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. No fee shall be collected for registrations required by this section.B\n\nAny state governmental body required to file a registration under this section shall comply with the provisions of this article relating to registration.C\n\nThe registration requirements of this section shall not apply to:1\n\nThe Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and their immediate staffs, or the Governor&#8217;s Secretaries and their deputies and immediate staffs, acting in an official capacity;2\n\nMembers of the General Assembly and other legislative officials and legislative employees acting in an official capacity;3\n\nThe chief administrative officer of each department or division in the executive branch of state government;4\n\nThe chief administrative officer of each division of the State Corporation Commission; or5\n\nAny state government employee acting in an official capacity.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278221,"text":"The chief administrative officer of each board, department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth shall file a registration statement with the Secretary of the Commonwealth on behalf of the officers and employees who will be engaged in lobbying as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-419 and shall comply with the provisions of this article that require lobbyists to register with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. No fee shall be collected for registrations required by this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278222,"text":"Any state governmental body required to file a registration under this section shall comply with the provisions of this article relating to registration.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":278223,"text":"The registration requirements of this section shall not apply to:","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"C1"},"3":{"id":278224,"text":"The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and their immediate staffs, or the Governor&#8217;s Secretaries and their deputies and immediate staffs, acting in an official capacity;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"4":{"id":278225,"text":"Members of the General Assembly and other legislative officials and legislative employees acting in an official capacity;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"C3"},"5":{"id":278226,"text":"The chief administrative officer of each department or division in the executive branch of state government;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"C3","prefix_anchor":"C3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"C4"},"6":{"id":278227,"text":"The chief administrative officer of each division of the State Corporation Commission; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0915\">915<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73913,"section_number":"2.2-419","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-419\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172141,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77556,"identifier":"2.2-421","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-421","url":"\/2.2-421\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-421\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-421","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting requirements for certain state agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-421","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The chief administrative officer of each board, department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth shall file a registration statement with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Secretary<\/span> of the Commonwealth on behalf of the officers and employees who will be engaged in lobbying as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/2.2-419\/\">2.2-419<\/a> and shall comply with the provisions of this article that require lobbyists to register with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Secretary<\/span> of the Commonwealth. No fee shall be collected for registrations required by this section. <a id=\"paragraph-278221\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any state governmental body required to file a registration under this section shall comply with the provisions of this article relating to registration. <a id=\"paragraph-278222\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The registration requirements of this section shall not apply to: <a id=\"paragraph-278223\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> and their immediate staffs, or the Governor&#8217;s Secretaries and their deputies and immediate staffs, acting in an official capacity; <a id=\"paragraph-278224\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Members of the General Assembly and other legislative officials and legislative employees acting in an official capacity; <a id=\"paragraph-278225\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The chief administrative officer of each department or division in the executive branch of state government; <a id=\"paragraph-278226\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The chief administrative officer of each division of the State Corporation Commission; or <a id=\"paragraph-278227\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Any state government employee acting in an official capacity. <a id=\"paragraph-278228\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-421\/#C5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES (\u00a7 2.2-421)\n\nA. The chief administrative officer of each board, department, institution, or\nagency of the Commonwealth shall file a registration statement with the\nSecretary of the Commonwealth on behalf of the officers and employees who will\nbe engaged in lobbying as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-419 and shall comply with the\nprovisions of this article that require lobbyists to register with the Secretary\nof the Commonwealth. No fee shall be collected for registrations required by\nthis section.\n\nB. Any state governmental body required to file a registration under this\nsection shall comply with the provisions of this article relating to\nregistration.\n\nC. The registration requirements of this section shall not apply to:\n\n   1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and their immediate\n   staffs, or the Governor&#8217;s Secretaries and their deputies and immediate\n   staffs, acting in an official capacity;\n\n   2. Members of the General Assembly and other legislative officials and\n   legislative employees acting in an official capacity;\n\n   3. The chief administrative officer of each department or division in the\n   executive branch of state government;\n\n   4. The chief administrative officer of each division of the State Corporation\n   Commission; or\n\n   5. Any state government employee acting in an official capacity.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 915, \u00a7 2.1-781.1; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}