Registration Required
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.4007
in effect§27.4007 Registration Required
(a) Every lobbying firm and organization lobbyist is required to register with the City Clerk no later than ten calendar days after qualifying as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist.
(b) Lobbying firms and organization lobbyists shall file their registration forms with the City Clerk, using forms provided by the City Clerk.
(c) Nothing in this division precludes an entity from registering as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist prior to qualifying as such.
(d) An entity that registers as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist retains that status through January 5 of the following calendar year unless and until it terminates that status in accordance with section 27.4022.
(e) An entity that re-qualifies as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist on January 5 shall renew its registration on or before January 15. An entity that re-qualifies as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist after January 5 shall renew that registration within 10 calendar days after re-qualifying as a lobbying firm or organization lobbyist.
(f) For purposes of renewing an organization lobbyist’s registration, an entity with one or more contacts in the current calendar year shall count all contacts made during the previous 60 days, regardless of calendar year. However, an entity is not required to renew its registration as an organization lobbyist if all its contacts within the previous 60 days took place during the prior calendar year and were reported on a quarterly disclosure report.
(Amended 12-7-1998 by O-18606 N.S.)
(Amended 8-3-2007 by O-19656 N.S.; effective 1-1-2008.)
(Amended 12-2-2009 by O-19913 N.S.; effective 1-1-2010.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division40.pdf#page=9Fetched: 10/28/2026