5803 LOBBYIST PROGRAM FILING DEADLINES

5803.1 Each registrant shall file a Lobbyist Registration Form at the following times:

(a) No later than fifteen (15) days after becoming a lobbyist; and

(b) On or before January 15th of each year thereafter.

5803.2 Each registrant shall file lobbyist Activity Reports for the previous three (3) month period each year on the following dates:

(a) January 15th, for the period covering October 1st through December 31st;

(b) April 15th, for the period covering January 1st through March 31st;

(c) July 15th, for the period covering April 1st through June 30th; and

(d) October 15th, for the period covering July 1st through September 30th.

5803.3 Lobbyist Activity Reports shall be filed in electronic format at the Board website and shall be considered timely if filed by midnight on the date due.

5803.4 Lobbyist Registration forms filed on or before January 15th of each year shall be filed in electronic format on the Board website and will be considered timely if filed by midnight on the date due.

5803.5 First-time Lobbyist Registration forms filed pursuant to Subsection 5803.1(a) of this section shall be filed electronically at the Board website and shall be considered timely if filed by midnight on the date due.

5803.6 A lobbyist may request a waiver of the requirement to electronically file a Lobbyist Registration form or a Lobbyist Activity Report. Waiver requests shall be submitted in writing, to the Director, no later than midnight on January 1st for January Lobbyist Registration and January Lobbyist Activity report filings; no later than April 1st for April Lobbyist Activity Report filings, no later than July 1st for July Lobbyist Activity Report filings; and no later than October 1st for October Lobbyist Activity Report filings

5803.7 The Director may grant a waiver of the requirement to file electronically for good cause shown as to why the Lobbyist is unable to file electronically as follows:

(a) A waiver granted by the Director shall be in writing and provided to the requester.

1. (b) If the waiver is granted, the filings shall be filed in hard copy, in person or by first class mail. The filing shall be deemed timely filed if received in the office of the Board no later than 5:00 pm on the date due.
2. (c) A denial of the waiver of the requirement to file electronically is appealable to the Board. An appeal is timely filed if submitted to the Board Chairperson and the Director, in writing, in hard copy or electronically, no later than two (2) business days after the date of the Director's decision. The decision of the Board is final and shall be provided in writing to the requester.
3. (d) The Director may consider the following good cause factors when deliberating on such matters:
4. (1) Physical impairment, combined with a lack of resources or assistance to complete the online form;
5. (2) Computer illiteracy, combined with a lack of resources or assistance to complete the online form;
6. (3) Complete lack of access to a computer or other technological device; or
7. (4) Inability to gain access to the e-filing web portal due to technological error or a permanent lack of log-in credentials.
8. (e) The Board may consider the following good cause factors when deliberating on such matters:
9. (1) Physical impairment, combined with a lack of resources or assistance to complete the online form;
10. (2) Computer illiteracy, combined with a lack of resources or assistance to complete the online form;
11. (3) Complete lack of access to a computer or other technological device;
12. (4) Inability to gain access to the e-filing web portal due to technological error or a permanent lack of log-in credentials; or
13. (5) Other factors or extenuating circumstances.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 2852 (March 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11866 (August 28, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10535

(August 16, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 012997 (November 21, 2025).