§ 2.2-435. Prohibition for state party chairman
The chairman or any full-time paid employee of a state political party, as defined in § 24.2-101, or a member of his immediate family, as defined in § 2.2-3101, shall not be employed as a lobbyist by any principal. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-794; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-435.1. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2006, cc. 696 and 751, cl. 4.
§ 2.2-435.6. Chief Workforce Development Officer
The Governor shall serve as Chief Workforce Development Officer for the Commonwealth. 2006, cc. 696, 751; 2014, c. 815; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 453.
§ 2.2-435.7. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 453, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2021.
§ 2.2-429. Retention of records by a lobbyist or lobbyist’s principal
A lobbyist and a lobbyist’s principal shall preserve for a period of two years all accounts, bills, books, papers, receipts, and other documents and records necessary to substantiate the expenditure reports submitted under this article. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-788; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-430. Termination
A. A lobbyist or a lobbyist’s principal may terminate the lobbyist’s status as a lobbyist for such principal at any time prior to the expiration of his registration. Upon termination, the lobbyist may file the report required under § 2.2-426 at any time, but shall file the report no later than the deadline set forth […]
§ 2.2-431. Penalties; filing of substituted statement
A. Every lobbyist failing to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426 within the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and every individual failing to file the statement within 10 days after the time prescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day from the eleventh […]
§ 2.2-432. Contingent compensation prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any individual to lobby for compensation that is dependent in any manner upon the outcome of any legislative or executive action. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-791; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-433. Prohibited acts; violation a misdemeanor
A. No lobbyist shall: 1. Lobby in violation of the provisions of this article; 2. Make any expenditure, or obligate himself to do so, in connection with lobbying, unless he fully discloses the expenditure as required in this article; or 3. Misrepresent in any material respect or omit any information required to be reported pursuant […]
§ 2.2-424. Registration fees
The Secretary shall collect an annual registration fee of $100 from the lobbyist for each principal for whom, or on whose behalf, the lobbyist will act. This fee shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-784; 2001, c. 844; 2015, cc. 763, 777.