If a registrant fails to file a report as required herein, the board of ethics shall, within 15 days of the due date, notify the registrant, in a manner prescribed by the board, of his failure to file by the required date. The registrant shall thereafter file his report within ten days of the issuance of the notice. Any registrant who fails to file within the ten days shall be subject to suspension of his lobbyist registration and the penalty or penalties, as applicable, provided in Article VII of this chapter. Failure to file within the ten days shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
Any registrant who is required to file a report hereunder may effect one 30-day extension of time for filing the report by filing with the board of ethics, not less than ten days before the date on which the statement is due, a declaration of his intention to defer the filing of the report. The filing of such declaration shall suspend application of the penalty provisions contained herein for the duration of the extension. Failure to file by the extended date shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall subject the registrant to suspension of his lobbyist registration and the penalty or penalties, as applicable, provided in Article VII of this chapter.
The board of ethics shall not accept a lobbyist registration statement from any person who owes a fine pursuant to this section until the fine has been paid in full. The registration of any person who fails to file a timely report for three or more reporting periods may be suspended by the board for a one year period.
(Prior code § 26.2-27; Added Coun. J. 5-16-90, p. 16204; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50892; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-00, p. 32667, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73199, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31123, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46730, § 1)