                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LOBBYIST REPORTING; PENALTY (§ 2.2-426)

A. Each lobbyist shall file with the Council a separate annual report of
expenditures, including gifts, for each principal for whom he lobbies by July 1
for the preceding 12-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 &#xA7; 2.2-420 from the reporting
requirements of this section.

C. The report shall be on a form prescribed by the Council and shall be
accompanied by instructions provided by the Council. All reports shall be
submitted electronically and in accordance with the standards approved by the
Council pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7; 30-356.

D. A person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of a
material fact on the disclosure statement is guilty of a Class 5 felony.

E. The name of a legislative or executive official, or a member of his immediate
family, attending any reportable entertainment event shall not be required to be
disclosed by the principal if that legislative or executive official reimburses
the principal for, or otherwise pays for, his attendance, or the attendance of a
member of his immediate family, at the entertainment event. Reimbursement shall
be calculated using the average value for each person attending the event.

F. 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&#8217;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 January 10 for the preceding 12-month period complete through
December 31. In addition, each lobbyist shall send to each legislator and
executive official who is required to file a report of gifts accepted or
received during a regular session of the General Assembly pursuant to &#xA7;
2.2-3114.2 or 30-110.1 a summary of all gifts made by such lobbyist to each
legislator or executive official or a member of his immediate family during the
period beginning on January 1 complete through adjournment sine die of the
regular session of the General Assembly. Summaries shall be provided to the
legislator or executive official no later than three weeks after adjournment
sine die. For purposes of this section, &#8220;adjournment sine die&#8221; means
adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session and does not
include the reconvened session.

HISTORY: 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; 2015, cc. 763, 777; 2016, cc. 773, 774; 2017, cc. 829, 832.