§ 1-e. Statement of registration. (a) (1) Every lobbyist shall\nannually file with the commission, on forms provided by the commission,\na statement of registration for each calendar year; provided, however,\nthat the filing of such statement of registration shall not be required\nof any lobbyist who (i) in any year does not expend, incur or receive an\namount in excess of two thousand dollars for years prior to two thousand\nsix and in excess of five thousand dollars in the year two thousand six\nand the years thereafter of reportable compensation and expenses, as\nprovided in paragraph five of subdivision (b) of section one-h of this\narticle, for the purposes of lobbying or (ii) is an officer, director,\ntrustee or employee of any public corporation, when acting in such\nofficial capacity; provided however, that nothing in this section shall\nbe construed to relieve any public corporation of the obligation to file\nsuch statements and reports as required by this article. The amounts\nexpended, incurred, or received of reportable compensation and expenses\nfor lobbying activities shall be computed cumulatively for all lobbying\nactivities when determining whether the thresholds set forth in this\nsection have been met.\n (2) (i) Through calendar year two thousand three, such filing shall be\ncompleted on or before January first by those persons who have been\nretained, employed or designated as lobbyist on or before December\nfifteenth who reasonably anticipate that in the coming year they will\nexpend, incur or receive combined reportable compensation and expenses\nin an amount in excess of two thousand dollars; for those lobbyists\nretained, employed or designated after December fifteenth, and for those\nlobbyists who subsequent to their retainer, employment or designation\nreasonably anticipate combined reportable compensation and expenses in\nexcess of such amount, such filing must be completed within fifteen days\nthereafter, but in no event later than ten days after the actual\nincurring or receiving of such reportable compensation and expenses.\n (ii) For calendar year two thousand four, such filings shall be\ncompleted on or before January first by those persons who have been\nretained, employed or designated as lobbyist on or before December\nfifteenth, two thousand three who reasonably anticipate that in the\ncoming year they will expend, incur or receive combined reportable\ncompensation and expenses in an amount in excess of two thousand\ndollars; for those lobbyists retained, employed or designated after\nDecember fifteenth, two thousand three, and for those lobbyists who\nsubsequent to their retainer, employment or designation reasonably\nanticipate combined reportable compensation and expenses in excess of\nsuch amount, such filing must be completed within fifteen days\nthereafter, but in no event later than ten days after the actual\nincurring or receiving of such reportable compensation and expenses.\n (3) Commencing calendar year two thousand five and thereafter every\nlobbyist shall biennially file with the commission, on forms provided by\nthe commission, a statement of registration for each biennial period\nbeginning with the first year of the biennial cycle commencing calendar\nyear two thousand five and thereafter; provided, however, that the\nbiennial filing of such statement of registration shall not be required\nof any lobbyist who (i) in any year prior to calendar year two thousand\nsix does not expend, incur or receive an amount in excess of two\nthousand dollars of reportable compensation and expenses, as provided in\nparagraph five of subdivision (b) of section one-h of this article, for\nthe purposes of lobbying and commencing with calendar year two thousand\nsix does not expend, incur or receive an amount in excess of five\nthousand dollars of reportable compensation, as provided in paragraph\nfive of subdivision (b) of section one-h of this article for the\npurposes of lobbying or (ii) is
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