§ 1-11 Extension of a Filing Deadline.
RCNY § 1-11
(a)Lobbyist or Client Extension Request.
(1)A lobbyist or client may request an extension of the filing deadline of any Report. Requests for extensions must be received by the City Clerk prior to the filing deadline of the applicable Report. A request for an extension must be in writing and delivered by first-class mail, hand-delivery, email or fax to the Lobbying Bureau at the City Clerk's Address. Extensions will only be granted for good cause as determined by the City Clerk.
(b)Technical Extension. If, on the date of the filing deadline, a lobbyist or client is unable to file a Report due to a technical failure of e-Lobbyist, the City Clerk may grant an extension only when: (1) The lobbyist or client contacts the Lobbying Bureau before the filing deadline by telephone or in person to resolve the technical issue that is preventing the filing of a Report by the filing deadline.
(2)If, after the consultation described in paragraph one of this subdivision, the lobbyist or client remains unable to file the Report, the lobbyist or client must submit, by email or fax, proof of the technical failure, no later than the close of business on the date of the filing deadline.
(3)Proof of a technical failure must include: (i) A screenshot from e-Lobbyist containing the error message received when the filing was attempted; (ii) Evidence of electronic communications between the lobbyist or client and the Lobbying Bureau determining that a technical failure occurred and remains unresolved as of the filing deadline; or (iii) Similar evidence of a technical failure that the City Clerk deems appropriate.
(4)Lobbyists or clients who are unable to file a Report due to a technical failure of e-Lobbyist after the close of the Lobbying Bureau's office hours on the filing deadline may be granted a technical extension if they submit a screenshot from e-Lobbyist containing the error message. The screenshot must show that the time of the attempted filing was prior to the filing deadline.
(5)Under no circumstances will the following be considered a technical failure: (i) Failure of the lobbyist or the client to change its Principal Officer; (ii) The Principal Officer's inability to retrieve, change or reset his or her password; (iii) Any technical failure that is reported after the filing deadline; or (iv) The failure of the lobbyist or client to request an extension pursuant to 51 RCNY § 1-03(c).
(6)A technical failure that is reported after the filing deadline will be subject to late filing penalties starting from the date of the filing deadline until the date such failure was reported to the City Clerk. If the City Clerk can verify that a technical failure prevented the filing, an extension will be issued and the late filing penalties will be tolled until the technical failure has been resolved.
(7)The City Clerk may verify the technical failure with DoITT. If DoITT concludes that a technical failure did not occur, the City Clerk will not provide a technical extension to the filer who submitted the request.
(c)Automatic Extensions.
