§ 3-213 Statement of registration.
AC § 3-213
(a)(1) Every lobbyist shall annually file with the city clerk, on forms prescribed by the city clerk, a statement of registration for each calendar year, provided, however, that the filing of such statement of registration shall not be required of any lobbyist who in any year does not earn or incur an amount in excess of five thousand dollars or, if the lobbyist is an architect or engineer, or an architecture or engineering firm, ten thousand dollars, of combined reportable compensation and expenses, as provided in paragraph five of subdivision (b) of section 3-216 of this subchapter, for the purposes of lobbying.
(2)Such filing shall be completed on or before January fifteenth by those persons who have been retained, employed or designated as lobbyists on or before December thirty-first of the previous calendar year who reasonably anticipate that in the coming year they will earn or incur combined reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of five thousand dollars or, if the lobbyist is an architect or engineer, or an architecture or engineering firm, ten thousand dollars. For those lobbyists retained, employed or designated after December thirty-first, and for those lobbyists who, subsequent to their retainer, employment or designation, reasonably anticipate combined reportable compensation and expenses in excess of such amount, such filing must be completed within fifteen days thereafter.
(3)Before a lobbyist files a statement of registration pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision, the lobbyist and its client shall enroll in the electronic filing system.
(b)Such statements of registration shall be kept in electronic form in the office of the city clerk and shall be available for public inspection.
(c)Such statement of registration shall contain: (1) the name, home and business addresses and business telephone number of the lobbyist and the name and home and business addresses of the spouse or domestic partner of the lobbyist, and if the lobbyist is an organization the name, home and business addresses and business telephone number of any officer or employee of such lobbyist who engages in any lobbying activities or who is employed in an organization's division that engages in lobbying activities of the organization and the name and home and business addresses of the spouse or domestic partner of such officers or employees, provided that, notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter to the contrary, the home address of the lobbyist, including, if the lobbyist is an organization, the home address of any officer or employee of such lobbyist who engages in any lobbying activities or who is employed in an organization's division that engages in lobbying activities of the organization, and the names and home and business addresses of spouses and domestic partners of such lobbyists, officers and employees, whether contained in an original or amended statement of registration, shall not be made available to the public, but may be accessed by the campaign finance board for the sole purpose of determining whether a campaign contribution is matchable pursuant to section 3-702 of the New York City campaign finance act; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, in making information on campaign contributions publicly available, the campaign finance board shall not disclose that any specific contributor is the spouse, domestic partner or unemancipated child of such a lobbyist, officer or employee; (2) the name, address and telephone number of the client by whom or on whose behalf the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated; (3) if such lobbyist is retained or employed pursuant to a written agreement of retainer or employment, a copy of such shall also be attached and if such retainer or employment is oral, a statement of the substance thereof; (4) a written authorization from the client by whom the lobbyist is authorized to lobby, unless such lobbyist has filed a written agreement of retainer or employment pursuant to paragraph three of this subdivision; (5) a description of the subject or subjects on which the lobbyist is lobbying or expects to lobby, including information sufficient to identify the local law or resolution, procurement, real property, rule, rate making proceeding, determination of a board or commission, or other matter on which the lobbyist is lobbying or expects to lobby; (6) the names of the persons and agencies before which the lobbyist has lobbied or expects to lobby; (7) if the lobbyist has a financial interest in the client, direct or indirect, information as to the extent of such interest and the date on which it was acquired; and (8) if the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated by more than one client, a separate statement of registration shall be required for each such client.
(d)(1) Whenever there is a change in the information filed by the lobbyist in the statement of registration, other than a change to information submitted pursuant to paragraphs five and six of subdivision (c) of this section, an amended statement shall be submitted to the city clerk on forms prescribed by the city clerk within ten days after such change occurs, except as provided in paragraph two of this subdivision.
(e)Each statement of registration filed annually by each lobbyist shall be accompanied by a registration fee of one hundred fifty dollars. An additional fee may be imposed not to exceed fifty dollars for each client in excess of one identified on such statement.
(f)In the event of the retention, employment or designation of an organization wherein more than one member of the organization will be engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of a client, one statement of registration shall be filed by the organization with a listing of all such persons.
(g)If the city clerk grants an extension allowing a lobbyist to file a statement of registration later than the deadline contained in paragraph two of subdivision (a) of this section, the city clerk shall forward notice of such extension no later than the end of the following business day to the mayor's office of contract services for inclusion in the "doing business database" as defined in subdivision twenty of section 3-702 of the code. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1986/014 and L.L. 2007/023.
