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Sec. 2.914.- Appearance of an unregistered lobbying. If a lobbyist who has not registered appears at a public meeting of an legislative body of the City to make a presentation on behalf of a client, the lobbyist will be permitted to make the presentation upon stating, on the record, the following: 1) The lobbyist’s full name, business address and telephone number; 2) The name, business address, and telephone number of any individual or entity by whom the lobbyist is employed, retained or engaged for compensation to perform lobbying services in the city; and 3) The legislative or administrative action of the city with respect to which the lobbyist has been employed, retained or engaged. The lobbyist shall be required to file the required registration form and pay the registration fee and any penalty fee set by resolution, to the Clerk of the Council within seven (7) business days of such presentation. Sec. 2-915. – Penalty for violation. (a) Every violation of the provisions of this Article may be charged as either a misdemeanor or as an infraction in the discretion of the citing officer or city attorney and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided for in section 1-8 of this Code. (b) Each day any violation of any said provision of this chapter shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. (c) Any person convicted of violating this Article may not act as a lobbyist within the City or otherwise attempt to influence City legislation for compensation for one year after such a conviction. (c) Residents of the City of Santa Ana shall have standing to bring a civil action for enforcement of this Article. (d) Use of criminal enforcement and/or administrative citations shall not prevent or preclude the city from seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties in court for violations of this Article. Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. Section 4. The Clerk of Council shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.