D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 3101
[Repealed]
Authority: D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14); in conformity with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, enacted February 27, 2012 (D.C. Act 19-318; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3185-86 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 5919, 5921-22 (July 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3231 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
3101 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
3101.1 A person shall be exempt from the registration requirements if that person serves as any of the following:
- (a) A public official, or an employee of the United States acting in an official capacity;
- (b) A publisher or working member of the press, radio, or television who, in the ordinary course of business, disseminates news or editorial comment to the general public;
- (c) Any candidate, member or member-elect of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission; or
- (d) Any exempt organization specified in the District of Columbia tax code, provided, that the activities of the organization do not include lobbying, and the financial result of its activities are attributed solely to the entity.
3101.2 Certain activities shall exempt a person from the registration requirements if that person performs any of the following acts:
- (a) Appears or presents written testimony, on his or her own behalf, or is represented by an attorney, in an informal or formal rule-making, rate-making or adjudicatory hearing before an executive agency or the Tax Assessor;
- (b) Supplies information in response to written inquiries by an executive agency, the Council of the District of Columbia or any public official;
- (c) Inquires only as to the status of specific actions by an executive agency or the Council of the District of Columbia;
- (d) Testifies before, or submits written testimony to, a committee of the Council of the District of Columbia, or the Council, in a proceeding for which there is a public record or testimony submitted for inclusion in the public record;
- (e) Communicates through a newspaper, television, or radio of general circulation or a publication whose primary audience is the organization's membership; or
- (f) Conveys communications, indirectly or directly, by a bona fide political party, as defined in the Campaign Finance Act.
3101.3 A person, who may be exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter, may be a registrant for other purposes under this title; provided, that the activity of the person shall not constitute a conflict of interest.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3185-86 (May 22, 1998); and further amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 5919, 5921-22 (July 28, 2000) and 53 D.C. Reg. 3231 (April 21, 2006).