(a)

1. (1) Each person registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist shall file an activity report, signed and sworn to, concerning his or her lobbying activities during the previous calendar quarter no later than fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar quarter.

2. (2) These are the due dates for the quarterly lobbyist activity reports:

   1. (A) First quarter, covering January 1 – March 31: April 15;
   2. (B) Second quarter, covering April 1 – June 30: July 15;
   3. (C) Third quarter, covering July 1 – September 30: October 15; and
   4. (D) Fourth quarter, covering October 1 – December 31: January 15.

(b)

1. (1) A registered lobbyist who lobbies members of the General Assembly shall file a monthly lobbyist activity report, signed and sworn to, for any month or part thereof in which the General Assembly is in session.
2. (2) This monthly report shall be filed no later than ten (10) days after the end of each month.
3. (3) A quarterly report is not required if the registered lobbyist has filed monthly lobbyist activity reports for each month of the calendar quarter.

(c)

1. (1) Whenever the filing due date listed in subsection (a) or (b) of this section falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or any day the office is closed for official business, the time for such filing shall be extended to the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

2. (2) Any filing required by this part shall be timely filed if it is:

   1. (A) Hand-delivered to the appropriate public official or officials as set forth in 21 CAR § 3-106;
   2. (B) Mailed to the appropriate public official or officials as set forth in 21 CAR § 3-106, properly addressed, postage prepaid, bearing a postmark indicating that it was received by the post office or common carrier on or before the date due;
   3. (C) Received via facsimile by the appropriate public official or officials as set forth in 21 CAR § 3-106 on or before the due date, provided the original is received by the public official or officials within ten (10) days of the transmission; or
   4. (D) Received by the appropriate public official as set forth in 21 CAR § 3-106 in a readable electronic format which is approved by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
3. (3) Except that, beginning January 1, 2010, all lobbyists who are required to make their filings with the Secretary of State shall make such filings in electronic form through the internet.
4. (4) In addition, the Secretary of State shall provide a form to be filed simultaneously with the lobbyist report which indicates that it is signed by a registered lobbyist under penalty of perjury under Arkansas Code § 5-53-102, and that the lobbyist activity report is accurate.