Changes to Lobbying Disclosure Act Registration and Reporting Forms

As of March 29, 2019, the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) online reporting forms comply with the disclosure requirements of the Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 (JACK Act). The LDA registration form (LD-1) and quarterly activity report form (LD-2) now include fields for JACK Act disclosures.

The JACK Act requires filers to disclose details of a listed lobbyist's state or federal conviction for an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury or money laundering. The disclosure obligation applies to registrations and quarterly reports.

The JACK Act became law on January 3, 2019, and took immediate effect. Affected registrants should amend any registration or quarterly report submitted on or after January 3, 2019.

For each covered offense, registrants must disclose the date of conviction, the relevant jurisdiction and a description of the offense. Detailed guidance on the convention for reporting covered offenses is available here.

If disclosure of an offense is required, it must be reported on every subsequent registration and quarterly report that includes the lobbyist.

If you have any questions on the JACK Act or lobbying registration and reporting requirements, please contact experienced counsel.

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