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This article is not intended and shall not be construed to apply to the following:
(a) Persons who own, publish or are employed by a newspaper or other regularly published periodical, or who own or are employed by a radio station, television station or other news medium which, in the ordinary course of business, disseminates to the general public news, editorial or other comment, or paid advertisements which directly urge the passage or defeat of, action upon, any legislative or administrative matter. This exemption shall not be applicable to such persons insofar as they receive additional compensation or expenses from any other source for undertaking to influence legislative or administrative action;
(b) Officials and employees of the City of Chicago, or of any other unit of government, who appear in their official capacities before any city agency for the purpose of explaining the effect of any legislative or administrative matter pending before such body;
(c) Persons who participate in drafting Municipal Code or other ordinance revisions at the request of the city; or
(d) Persons who testify publicly before the city council, a committee or other subdivision of the city council, or any city agency, department, board or commission. This exemption (d) shall apply only to the extent that such persons appear in the foregoing capacity. If such persons also engage in activities for which this article otherwise requires them to register, they shall so register for those activities.
(Prior code § 26.2-22; Added Coun. J. 5-16-90, p. 16204; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-00, p. 32667, § 1)