How to File Registration Statement for Returning Lobbyists

How to File Registration Statement for Returning Lobbyists

This guide contains step-by-step instructions illustrating how to file a registration statement for returning lobbyists.

Steps

  1. First login into your NetFile account.

If you do not remember the last e-mail address associated with your account visit: Lobbyist Directory Adjust the page to reflect the last year you were a registered lobbyist, the e-mail is under you.

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If you no longer have access to the previous e-mail address, submit a ticket to Ethics Support portal to have the account linked to an e-mail address, you control.

  1. Update all changed information in the Manage Registration

    1. Client List

    2. Department list

    3. Update Firm Information

    4. Contact Lobbyist Information

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  1. After the information has all been updated, hover over the Statements tab and select Registration Statement.

  2. Click Create Draft

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  1. Navigate to the Home Page.

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  1. View the Newly Created Draft and E-file the Statement under the Draft Statements section.

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  1. Pay the $500 Registration Fee here: Fees, Penalties, & Settlements | Ethics Commission | City and County of San Francisco.

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