Pennsylvania Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC OFFICERS › Part III - Lobbying Disclosure › Chapter 51 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 51.7 - Forms, records and Department publications

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Blank forms for filing or amending
				registration statements, quarterly expense reports, separate quarterly expense
				reports, lobbyists' statements of limitations of knowledge, or notices of
				termination under the act may be obtained by contacting the Department at:
				Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, 210 North Office Building,
				Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120, (717) 787-5280; or by visiting the Department's
				office during business hours on Commonwealth business days. Forms are also
				available at the Department's web address:
www.dos.state.pa.us
.
(b) Paper filers may attach additional forms
				prescribed by the Department if more space is required.
(c) Completed registration statements,
				quarterly expense reports, separate quarterly expense reports, lobbyists'
				statements of limitations of knowledge, and notices of termination filed with
				the Department will remain on file for 4 years and will be available for public
				inspection at the office of the Department in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania during
				business hours on Commonwealth business days. The Department will provide
				copies of these documents for the cost of the copying. Documents that are
				maintained and reproducible in an electronic format are available in that
				format upon request, at cost. All registrations and reports will also be
				available on the Department's web site at www.dos.state.pa.us.
(d) Payments to the Commonwealth for charges
				under subsection (c) shall be deposited into the Fund established by section
				13A10(b) of the act (relating to registration fees; fund established; system;
				regulations).
(e) Under section
				13A08(d) of the act (relating to administration), the Department will prepare
				and publish the following in a searchable electronic format:
(1) An annual report of lobbying activities
				in this Commonwealth.
(2) An annual
				listing of principals, which will identify affiliated political action
				committees, lobbying firms and lobbyists that are registered to lobby for the
				principals.
(3) An annual listing
				of lobbying firms and lobbyists not associated with lobbying firms, which will
				identify affiliated political action committees and the principals for whom the
				lobbying firm or lobbyist is registered to lobby.
(4) An annual listing of registered lobbyists
				for each lobbying firm, which will identify affiliated political action
				committees and principals.
(5) A
				biennial directory of all registered lobbyists, which will include photographs,
				as well as registered lobbying firms.
(i) The
				directory will be produced and distributed on or before May 1 of each
				odd-numbered year.
(ii) Revenue
				received by the Commonwealth from sales of this directory will be deposited
				into the Fund established by section 13A10(b) of the act.
(6) Paper copies of the directory and annual
				reports will be made available to the public at a price not to exceed the
				actual cost of production.
(7) Any
				of the items in paragraphs (1)-(4) may, at the discretion of the Department, be
				supplemented or be combined in a single publication.