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Such report shall indicate that the lobbyist intends to use the report as the final accounting of lobbying activity and shall include information complete through the last day of lobbying activity and the effective date of the termination. The report shall be signed by the lobbyist’s principal as otherwise required.B\n\nA lobbyist’s principal who terminates the services of a lobbyist prior to the expiration of the lobbyist’s registration shall provide actual notice to the lobbyist. Such notice shall inform the lobbyist that he is required to file the report required under § 2.2-426 no later than the deadline set forth in that section and that the lobbyist’s failure to file such report by the deadline shall result in the assessment of civil penalties against the lobbyist pursuant to § 2.2-431. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 857<\/a> and 937<\/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 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 829<\/a> and 832<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79335,"section_number":"2.2-423","catch_line":"Contents of registration statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-423\/"},{"id":63916,"section_number":"2.2-426","catch_line":"Lobbyist reporting; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-426\/"},{"id":78122,"section_number":"2.2-431","catch_line":"Penalties; filing of substituted statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-431\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57607,"identifier":"2.2-430","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-430","url":"\/2.2-430\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-430\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-430","dublin_core":{"Title":"Termination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-430","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A lobbyist or a lobbyist’s principal<\/span> may terminate the lobbyist’s status as a lobbyist for such principal<\/span> at any time prior to the expiration of his registration. Upon termination, the lobbyist may file the report required under § 2.2-426<\/a> at any time, but shall file the report no later than the deadline set forth in that section. Such report shall indicate that the lobbyist intends to use the report as the final accounting of lobbying activity and shall include information complete through the last day of lobbying activity and the effective date of the termination. The report shall be signed by the lobbyist’s principal<\/span> as otherwise required. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A lobbyist’s principal<\/span> who terminates the services of a lobbyist prior to the expiration of the lobbyist’s registration shall provide actual notice to the lobbyist. Such notice shall inform the lobbyist that he is required to file the report required under § 2.2-426<\/a> no later than the deadline set forth in that section and that the lobbyist’s failure to file such report by the deadline shall result in the assessment of civil penalties against the lobbyist pursuant to § 2.2-431<\/a>. The lobbyist’s principal<\/span> shall also notify the Secretary<\/span> of the Commonwealth of the early termination in accordance with subsection B of § 2.2-423<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTERMINATION (\u00a7 2.2-430)\n\nA. A lobbyist or a lobbyist’s principal may terminate the lobbyist’s\nstatus as a lobbyist for such principal at any time prior to the expiration of\nhis registration. Upon termination, the lobbyist may file the report required\nunder § 2.2-426 at any time, but shall file the report no later than the\ndeadline set forth in that section. Such report shall indicate that the lobbyist\nintends to use the report as the final accounting of lobbying activity and shall\ninclude information complete through the last day of lobbying activity and the\neffective date of the termination. The report shall be signed by the\nlobbyist’s principal as otherwise required.\n\nB. A lobbyist’s principal who terminates the services of a lobbyist prior\nto the expiration of the lobbyist’s registration shall provide actual\nnotice to the lobbyist. Such notice shall inform the lobbyist that he is\nrequired to file the report required under § 2.2-426 no later than the\ndeadline set forth in that section and that the lobbyist’s failure to file\nsuch report by the deadline shall result in the assessment of civil penalties\nagainst the lobbyist pursuant to § 2.2-431. The lobbyist’s principal\nshall also notify the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the early termination in\naccordance with subsection B of § 2.2-423.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 857, 937, \u00a7 2.1-789; 2001, c. 844; 2015, cc. 763, 777; 2017,\ncc. 829, 832.","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}}