The West Virginia Ethics Commission announced today that all lobbyists registered
in West Virginia are required to submit their Lobbyist Activity Reports for the
May 1 - August 31, 2016, reporting period by Thursday, September 15, 2016.
Blank
reporting forms will be sent to lobbyists by email and also are available on
the Ethics Commission’s website at www.ethics.wv.gov.
Even
if lobbyists have no lobbying activity or expenditures to report, they are
required to file an activity report.
Failure
to file activity reports by the September 15, 2016, deadline will result in a
fine of $10.00 for each business day the report is late, up to a maximum of
$250.00. Completed forms will not be accepted via fax, although they may
be scanned and submitted via email to EthicsLobbyistRegistrar@wv.gov.
If the
reports are emailed, the originals must be retained for a period of two years.
Please contact the Ethics Commission at (304)
558-0664 or at EthicsLobbyistRegistrar@wv.gov with any questions.