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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 51. OFFICERS

  § 51-319. Persons required to file Financial Disclosure Statement.  

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  • A.  Any person elected to an office for which a declaration of candidacy is required to be filed with the county election board as provided in Section 5-103 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except any person required to file financial disclosure pursuant to the provisions of any federal law, shall file a Financial Disclosure Statement with the Ethics Commission on or before the fortieth day after each General Election.

    B.  Any candidate for an office for which a declaration of candidacy is required to be filed with the county election board as provided in Section 5-103 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall file a Financial Disclosure Statement with the Commission on or before the tenth day following the last day for filing the declaration of candidacy for the office.

    C.  A member of a board or commission as created by the Oklahoma Constitution or by statute except members of advisory committees to the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of state government, Foster Care Review Board members appointed pursuant to Section 1116.2 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and board members of guaranty associations created pursuant to state statute, shall file a Financial Disclosure Statement with the Commission upon initial appointment and not later than April 30 of each even-numbered year thereafter.  The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require precinct inspectors, judges, clerks and counters to file Financial Disclosure Statements.

    D.  No individual shall be required to file more than one Financial Disclosure Statement in any calendar year.

    E.  Every person failing to file a Financial Disclosure Statement on or before the dates specified in this section shall be assessed by the Commission a late filing fee of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day the statement remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fees assessed per report shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).  Failure to file a Financial Disclosure Statement shall be deemed to be a separate offense for each day that the Statement remains unfiled after it becomes due.  Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.  Such fees shall not be paid from campaign funds.

    F.  Every board and commission created by the Oklahoma Constitution or by state statute, except those exempted in subsection E of this section, shall designate an employee or member who shall be responsible for filing a list of employees and/or members of governing boards or commissions required under this section to file Financial Disclosure Statements on or before January 1 of each year.  Names of individuals no longer required to file shall also be reported along with the effective date of the termination of their services.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 33, eff. July 1, 1995.