2.2-420 - Exemptions.
§ 2.2-420. Exemptions.
The registration and reporting provisions of this article shall not apply to:
1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and their immediatestaffs or the Governor's Secretaries and their immediate staffs, acting in anofficial capacity;
2. Members of the General Assembly and other legislative officials andlegislative employees acting in an official capacity;
3. Local elected officials acting in an official capacity;
4. Any employee of a state executive agency acting in an official capacity;
5. A duly elected or appointed official or employee of the United Statesacting in an official capacity;
6. An individual who limits lobbying solely to (i) formal testimony before apublic meeting of an executive agency or legislative body and registers theappearance in the records of the agency or body and (ii) testimony andinformation compelled by action of an executive agency or legislative body;
7. A person who receives $500 or less in compensation and reimbursements,excluding personal living and travel expenses that are not reimbursed fromany other source, in a calendar year for his lobbying activities;
8. A person who receives no compensation or anything of value for lobbying,and does not expend more than $500, excluding personal living and travelexpenses that are not reimbursed from any other source, in lobbying in thecalendar year; or
9. An employee of a business, other entity, or local government whose jobduties do not regularly include influencing or attempting to influencelegislative or executive action.
(1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-781; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 843.)