N.Y. Regulation of Lobbying Act 1040/81 § 5: Statement of registration

* § 5. Statement of registration. (a) (1) Every lobbyist shall

annually file with the commission, on forms provided by the commission,

a statement of registration for each calendar year; provided, however,

that the filing of such statement of registration shall not be required

of any lobbyist who (i) in any year does not expend, incur or receive an

amount in excess of two thousand dollars of reportable compensation and

expenses, as provided in paragraph five of subdivision (b) of section

eight of this act, for the purposes of lobbying or (ii) is an officer,

director, trustee or employee of any public corporation, when acting in

such official capacity; provided however, that nothing herein shall be

construed to relieve any public corporation of the obligation to file

such statements and reports as required by this act.

(2) Such filing shall be completed on or before January first by those

persons who have been retained, employed or designated as lobbyist on or

before December fifteenth who reasonably anticipate that in the coming

year they will expend, incur or receive combined reportable compensation

and expenses in an amount in excess of two thousand dollars; for those

lobbyists retained, employed or designated after December fifteenth, and

for those lobbyists who subsequent to their retainer, employment or

designation reasonably anticipate combined reportable compensation and

expenses in excess of such amount, such filing must be completed within

fifteen days thereafter, but in no event later than ten days after the

actual incurring or receiving of such reportable compensation and

expenses.

(b) Such statements of registration shall be kept on file for a period

of three years and shall be open to public inspection during such

period.

(c) Such statement of registration shall contain:

(1) the name, address and telephone number of the lobbyist;

(2) the name, address and telephone number of the client by whom or on

whose behalf the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated;

(3) if such lobbyist is retained or employed pursuant to a written

agreement of retainer or employment, a copy of such shall also be

attached and if such retainer or employment is oral, a statement of the

substance thereof;

(4) a written authorization from the client by whom the lobbyist is

authorized to lobby, unless such lobbyist has filed a written agreement

of retainer or employment pursuant to paragraph three of this

subdivision;

(5) a description of the general subject or subjects on which the

lobbyist is lobbying or expects to lobby;

(6) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body before

which the lobbyist is lobbying or expects to lobby; and

(7) if the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated by more than

one client, a separate statement of registration shall be required for

each such client.

(d) Any amendment to the information filed by the lobbyist in the

original statement of registration shall be submitted to the commission

on forms supplied by the commission within ten days after such

amendment, however, this shall not require the lobbyist to amend the

entire registration form.

(e) The first statement of registration filed annually by each

lobbyist shall be accompanied by a registration fee of fifty dollars

except that no registration fee shall be required of a public

corporation. No fee shall be required for any subsequent statement of

registration filed by a lobbyist during the same lobbying year.

* NB Chapter 2 of the laws of 1999 repealed, effective January 1,

2000, the lobbying act as enacted by section 1 of chapter 1040 of the

laws of 1981. A new lobbying act was enacted as Article 1-A of the

legislative law.

Section 5 of such chapter 2 transfers all of the functions and powers

of the New York temporary state commission on lobbying created by such

chapter 1040 to the New York temporary state commission on lobbying

created by Article 1-A of the legislative law with respect to receiving

the periodic and annual reports required to be filed pursuant to

sections 8, 9 and 10 of the repealed chapter 1040. Also, pursuant to

section 7 of such chapter 2, any action or proceeding commenced prior to

January 1, 2000 under the old lobbying act shall be continued,

prosecuted and defended pursuant to the old lobbying act as in effect on

December 31, 1999.

Because of these provisions, the Commission will continue to set out

the full text of the repealed lobbying act through December 31, 2000 in

order that lobbyists who were subject to the former lobbying act may be

adequately apprised of the responsibilities and obligations imposed upon

them as continued by sections 5 and 7 of chapter 2 of the laws of 1999.