- (a) This section applies to a person who acts as an agent of a covered foreign principal after December 31, 2026.
- (b) Before or not later than thirty (30) calendar days after beginning to act as an agent of a covered foreign principal, a person who acts as an agent shall file with the attorney general a true and complete registration statement in addition to supplements as required.
(c) The registration statement must include the following:
- (1) The registrant's name.
- (2) The registrant's principal business address.
- (3) If the registrant is a partnership, the names of each partner and the locations of their domiciles.
- (4) If the registrant is an association, a corporation, an organization, or any other combination of individuals, the names and the locations of the domiciles of each director, officer, and person performing the functions of a director or officer.
(5) A description of the circumstances requiring the filing of the registration statement, including the following:
- (A) The name and primary foreign address of the covered foreign principal for whom the registrant is acting or will act as an agent.
- (B) Each category described in section 4(1) through 4(4) of this chapter that applies to the covered foreign principal.
- (C) The nature of the relationship between the registrant and the covered foreign principal that qualifies the registrant as an agent of a covered foreign principal under section 3 of this chapter.
- (6) A comprehensive statement of the nature of the registrant's business.
- (7) Other statements, information, or documents pertinent to the purposes of this chapter as the attorney general may require by regulation.
- (d) A registrant must update the information required to reflect any material change in the information not later than ninety (90) calendar days after the material change occurred.
- (e) An agent shall pay a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) at the time the agent files an initial registration statement under this chapter.
- (f) An agent shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) each time the agent files a supplemental registration statement under this section.
- (g) A fee established by the attorney general in accordance with this section must accompany an application for registration or renewal of registration.
- (h) Failure to comply with subsections (b) through (d) is a violation of this chapter.
As added by P.L.131-2026, SEC.2.