51 Pa. Code § 53.1 - Biennial filing fee

(a) Under section 13A10(a) of the act (relating to registration fees; fund established; system; regulations), a principal, lobbying firm or lobbyist required to be registered under the act shall pay a biennial filing fee of $100 to the Department, made payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." As of January 1, 2011, the biennial filing fee will be $200. As of January 1, 2015, the biennial filing fee will be $300.

(1) The biennial filing fee shall be tendered to the Department with the filing of the principal's, lobbying firm's or lobbyist's first registration statement in each registration period. However, if the Department receives the filing fee within 5 calendar days of the filing of a registration statement, the registration will not be considered delinquent, in compliance with § 51.4 (relating to delinquency).

(2) The biennial filing fee will be a flat fee for the registration period in which paid. A registrant will not be required to pay more than one biennial filing fee in any given biennial registration period, unless a registrant terminates and attempts to reregister during the same biennial registration period.

(3) A separate biennial filing fee shall be paid for each principal, lobbying firm or lobbyist required to be registered, even if employed by a firm, association, corporation, partnership, business trust or business entity that is also required to register and that has paid or will pay the fee.

(4) The biennial filing fee is nonrefundable and nontransferable.

(5) Filing fees expire at the end of each registration period, regardless of when paid.

(b) The failure to pay a biennial filing fee as required by the act and this section will constitute a failure to register as required by the act.

(c) Money received from biennial filing fees will be deposited in the Fund.

Notes

51 Pa. Code § 53.1

The provisions of this § 53.1 amended July 9, 2010, effective 7/10/2010, 40 Pa.B. 3825; amended December 12, 2014, effective 12/13/2014, the increased fees will be implemented for the 2015-2016 biennial registration period, 44 Pa.B. 7671.

The provisions of this § 53.1 amended under 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A 08(j).