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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-15 Termination of registration.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-15" heading="Termination of registration.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Automatic termination.">Unless sooner terminated under subsection (b) of this section, each registration terminates on the earlier of:<para num="(1)">the December 31 that first follows the registration’s filing; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">the date specified in a written authorization filed under &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-11"&gt;§ 8-11 {“Employer authorization required”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Termination by lobbyist.">A lobbyist may terminate the registration as of an earlier date than that specified in subsection (a) of this section if the lobbyist:<para num="(1)">ceases all activity that requires registration;</para>
      <para num="(2)">after ceasing all activity, files a notice of termination with the Ethics Board; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">within 30 days after filing the notice, files all reports required by this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Required termination on appointment as public servant.">
      <para num="(1)">Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a lobbyist is or becomes subject to regulation under &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; as a public servant, the lobbyist must:<para num="(i)">immediately cease all activity that requires registration; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">terminate his or her registration in accordance with subsection (b) of this section within 30 days of becoming a public servant:<para num="(A)">file a notice of termination with the Ethics Board; and</para>
          <para num="(B)">file all reports required by this subtitle.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a lobbyist appointed to an advisory body of limited duration.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-180</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Public servant	§2-23</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
