3100 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

3100.1 A person shall register as a lobbyist with the Director if that person, under the following circumstances:- (a) Receives compensation of two hundred fifty dollars (\$250) or more in any three (3) consecutive calendar month period for lobbying;

- (b) Receives compensation from more than one (1) source which totals two hundred fifty dollars (\$250) or more in any three (3) consecutive month period for lobbying; and

- (c) Expends funds of two hundred fifty dollars (\$250) or more in any three (3) consecutive calendar month period for lobbying.3100.2 Each law firm, association or business entity employed to lobby, pursuant to § 3100.1, on behalf of any person, shall register in the name of the respective entity; provided, that a partner, member or employee who performs lobbying duties on behalf of the registered entity, shall be listed as a lobbyist on the Lobbyist Registration Form, under § 3100.7.3100.3 Each individual, association or business entity which directly employs a person in-house or retains a lobbying firm to lobby on its behalf shall register in the name of the respective entity; provided, that the person or lobbying firm shall be listed as a lobbyist on the Lobbyist Registration Form, under § 3100.7.3100.4 A person shall register as a lobbyist by filing a registration form, on a form prescribed by the Director.3100.5 Each law firm, association or business entity employed to lobby on behalf of any person shall file a separate registration form for each person from whom compensation is received; for example, registration forms shall not be consolidated if registrant is compensated from more than one (1) source.3100.6 Each person, from whom compensation is received, also known as the compensating registrant, shall file a separate registration form, independent of any registration filed pursuant to § 3100.5.3100.7 The registration form shall include the following:- (a) Registrant's name, permanent address and temporary address, if any, while lobbying;

- (b) Name and address of each person designated to lobby on behalf of the registrant;

- (c) Name, address, and nature of the business of any person who compensates the registrant and the terms of the compensation;

- (d) Identification, by formal designation if known, of matters on which the registrant expects to lobby; and

- (e) Registrant's verification under oath of the required information; provided, that if the registrant is not an individual, an authorized officer or agent of the registrant (other than the lobbyist retained by contract to provide lobbying services) shall sign the form.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is subsections 301(a) and 302(a) of the District of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, Pub. L. No. 93-376, D.C. Code §§ 1-1103.01(a) and 1-1103.02(a) (2006 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3184-85 (May 22, 1998); and

further amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 5919, 5920-21 (July 28, 2000) and 53 D.C. Reg. 3230 (April 21, 2006).