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The Council shall notify the Secretary of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement within the time prescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary. The Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in collecting the penalties, upon request.B\n\nEvery lobbyist’s principal whose lobbyist fails to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426 shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day from the eleventh day of such default until the statement is filed. The Council shall notify the Secretary of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement within the time prescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary. The Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in collecting the penalties, upon request.C\n\nNo individual who has failed to file the statement required by § 2.2-426 or who has failed to pay all penalties assessed pursuant to this section, shall register or act as a lobbyist as long as he remains in default.D\n\nWhenever any lobbyist or lobbyist’s principal is or will be in default under § 2.2-426, and the reasons for such default are or will be beyond the lobbyist’s control, the control of the lobbyist’s principal, or both, the Secretary may suspend the assessment of any penalty otherwise assessable and accept a substituted statement, upon the submission of sworn proofs that shall satisfy him that the default has been beyond the control of the lobbyist or the lobbyist’s principal, and that the substituted statement contains the most accurate and complete information available after the exercise of due diligence.E\n\nPenalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund and shall be used exclusively to fund the Council.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280049,"text":"Every lobbyist failing to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426 within the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and every individual failing to file the statement within 10 days after the time prescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day from the eleventh day of such default until the statement is filed. 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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":[{"id":57607,"section_number":"2.2-430","catch_line":"Termination","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-430\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63916,"section_number":"2.2-426","catch_line":"Lobbyist reporting; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-426\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78122,"identifier":"2.2-431","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-431","url":"\/2.2-431\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-431\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/3\/2.2-431","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties; filing of substituted statement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-431","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every lobbyist failing to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426<\/a> within the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of $50, and every individual failing to file the statement within 10 days after the time prescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty<\/span> of $50 per day from the eleventh day of such default<\/span> until the statement is filed. The Council<\/span> shall notify the Secretary<\/span> of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement within the time prescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary<\/span>. The Attorney General<\/span> shall assist the Secretary<\/span> in collecting the penalties, upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every lobbyist’s principal<\/span> whose lobbyist fails to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426<\/a> shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of $50, and shall be assessed an additional civil penalty<\/span> of $50 per day from the eleventh day of such default<\/span> until the statement is filed. The Council<\/span> shall notify the Secretary<\/span> of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement within the time prescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary<\/span>. The Attorney General<\/span> shall assist the Secretary<\/span> in collecting the penalties, upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No individual who has failed to file the statement required by § 2.2-426<\/a> or who has failed to pay all penalties assessed pursuant to this section, shall register or act as a lobbyist as long as he remains in default<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever any lobbyist or lobbyist’s principal<\/span> is or will be in default<\/span> under § 2.2-426<\/a>, and the reasons for such default<\/span> are or will be beyond the lobbyist’s control, the control of the lobbyist’s principal<\/span>, or both, the Secretary<\/span> may suspend the assessment of any penalty<\/span> otherwise assessable and accept a substituted statement, upon the submission of sworn proofs that shall satisfy him that the default<\/span> has been beyond the control of the lobbyist or the lobbyist’s principal<\/span>, and that the substituted statement contains the most accurate and complete information available after the exercise of due diligence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund and shall be used exclusively to fund the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES; FILING OF SUBSTITUTED STATEMENT (\u00a7 2.2-431)\n\nA. Every lobbyist failing to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426\nwithin the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and\nevery individual failing to file the statement within 10 days after the time\nprescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day\nfrom the eleventh day of such default until the statement is filed. The Council\nshall notify the Secretary of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement\nwithin the time prescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by\nthe Secretary. The Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in collecting the\npenalties, upon request.\n\nB. Every lobbyist’s principal whose lobbyist fails to file the statement\nprescribed by § 2.2-426 shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and shall\nbe assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day from the eleventh day of\nsuch default until the statement is filed. The Council shall notify the\nSecretary of any lobbyist’s failure to file the statement within the time\nprescribed, and the penalties shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary.\nThe Attorney General shall assist the Secretary in collecting the penalties,\nupon request.\n\nC. No individual who has failed to file the statement required by § 2.2-426\nor who has failed to pay all penalties assessed pursuant to this section, shall\nregister or act as a lobbyist as long as he remains in default.\n\nD. Whenever any lobbyist or lobbyist’s principal is or will be in default\nunder § 2.2-426, and the reasons for such default are or will be beyond the\nlobbyist’s control, the control of the lobbyist’s principal, or\nboth, the Secretary may suspend the assessment of any penalty otherwise\nassessable and accept a substituted statement, upon the submission of sworn\nproofs that shall satisfy him that the default has been beyond the control of\nthe lobbyist or the lobbyist’s principal, and that the substituted\nstatement contains the most accurate and complete information available after\nthe exercise of due diligence.\n\nE. Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State\nTreasurer for deposit to the general fund and shall be used exclusively to fund\nthe Council.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 857, 937, \u00a7 2.1-790; 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}}