1 Texas Administrative Code § 18.9 – Corrected/Amended Reports
(a) A filer may correct/amend a report filed with the commission or a local filing authority at any time.
(b) A corrected/amended report must clearly identify how the corrected/amended report is different from the report being corrected/amended.
(c) A filer who files a corrected/amended report must submit an affidavit identifying the information that was corrected/amended.
(d) A corrected/amended report filed with the commission after the original report is due is subject to a late fine as provided by § RSA 18.13 of this title (relating to Fine for a Late Report).
(e) Subsection (d) of this section does not apply to:
(1) a lobby registration or report, other than an activities report, that is corrected/amended not later than the 14th business day after the date the filer became aware of the errors or omissions in the original registration or report;
(2) a semiannual report that is corrected/amended before the eighth day after the original report was filed;
(3) a semiannual report that is corrected/amended on or after the eighth day after the original report was filed if:
(A) the correction/amendment is made before a sworn complaint is filed with regard to the subject of the correction/amendment; and
(B) the original report was made in good faith and without an intent to mislead or misrepresent the information contained in the report;
(4) an 8-day pre-election report that is corrected/amended in accordance with § 18.10 of this title (relating to Guidelines for Substantial Compliance for a Corrected/Amended 8-day Pre-election Report);
(5) a report other than an 8-day pre-election report that is corrected/amended not later than the 14th business day after the date the filer learns the report as originally filed is inaccurate or incomplete if:
(A) the errors or omissions were made in good faith; and
(B) the filer files an affidavit stating that the errors or omissions in the original report were made in good faith.
(f) In this section, “8-day pre-election report” has the same meaning assigned by § 18.10(c) of this title.
(g) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this section does not apply to a civil penalty assessed through the sworn complaint or facial compliance review process.
