California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 6 - Lobbyists › Section 18601 - Withdrawal of Lobbyist Certification or Lobbying Firm Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person who
				has filed a lobbyist certification or lobbying firm registration statement
				pursuant to Government Code Section
				86100 but
				who is not and has not been, since filing the certification or lobbyist
				registration statement, a lobbying firm, as defined in Section
				82038.5 and Regulation 18238.5, or
				a lobbyist, as defined in Section
				82039 and Regulation 18239, may
				withdraw the certification as a lobbyist or the registration as a lobbying firm
				lobbyist by filing a Notice of Withdrawal as provided in this
				regulation.
(b) The Notice of
				Withdrawal shall contain an explanation of the reasons for submitting the
				Notice, shall be signed by the filer under penalty of perjury and shall be
				filed with the Secretary of State. After a valid Notice of Withdrawal has been
				filed, the filer is not subject to the prohibitions of Section
				86203.
(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall not conduct
				an audit pursuant to Section
				90001(a) of any
				person who has filed a Notice of Withdrawal, unless a determination has been
				made that the Notice of Withdrawal is invalid.
1. Amendment
				  of section heading filed 8-27-81, operative 9-26-81, making the following
				  changes:
Section heading deleted "(86100-86300)" after "Employees";
				  (Register 81, No. 35).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and section
				  heading filed as an emergency 5-28-86, operative 5-28-86, making the following
				  changes:
In section heading "Withdrawal of Lobbyist Certification or
				  Lobbying Firm Registration" substituted for "Withdrawal of Lobbyist
				  Registration";
Subsection (a) added "certification or lobbying firm"
				  after "filed a lobbyist," and "certification or" after "filing the," "a
				  lobbying firm, as defined in Government Code Section
				  82038.5
				  and
				  2 Cal.
				  Adm. Code Section
				  18238.5, or" after "registration
				  statement," "the certification as a lobbyist or the" added after "may withdraw"
				  and "lobbying firm" after "registration as a"; Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted no later than 9-25-86, or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law (Gov. C. §
										11346.1(g));
				  Register 86, No. 22).
3. Certificate of Compliance filed 9-15-86
				  (Register 86, No. 38).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
5. Amendment filed 6-7-2021; operative upon
				  the Secretary of State certifying an online filing and disclosure system under
				  Government Code section
				  84602(b)(7).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2021, No. 24).
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5
				  (Register 2021, No. 26).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
				  11-10-2021; operative 12-10-2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, section
				  18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2021, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 82039,
					 86100,
					 86102,
					 86103 and
					 90001,
					 Government Code.