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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Each officer, each public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g), and each candidate shall file a statement of financial disclosure with the commission, as follows:
(a) Each officer shall file the statement within thirty (30) days of employment as an officer, and each officer who occupies his or her position during any portion of a calendar year shall file the statement for that portion of the calendar year he or she occupied the position on or before April 15 of the following year, whether or not he or she remains an officer;
(b) Each public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g) who occupies his or her position during any portion of a calendar year shall file the statement for that portion of the calendar year he or she occupied the position on or before April 15 of the following year, whether or not he or she remains a public servant as listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g);
(c) Each officer and public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g) who does not remain an officer or public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g) for the entire calendar year shall file the statement for the portion of the calendar year that the person served as an officer or public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g). The statement shall be filed with the commission within thirty (30) days after the date the person no longer serves as an officer or public servant listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g);
(d) A candidate shall file the statement reflecting the previous calendar year with the commission no later than February 15; and
(e) Each candidate elected to serve as a public servant in a position listed in KRS 11A.010(9)(a) to (g) shall, within ten (10) days of taking the oath of office for the position to which he or she was elected, file a statement of financial disclosure with the commission for the calendar year in which the election was held.
(2) The statement of financial disclosure shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commission. The commission shall provide copies of the form upon request without charge.
(3) The statement shall include the following information for the preceding calendar year:
(a) Name and entire residential and business address of filer;
(b) Title of position or office whereby filing is required;
(c) Any other occupations of filer and spouse;
(d) Positions held by the filer or his or her spouse in any business, and the name and address of the business;
(e) Name and address of any employer by whom the filer was employed for the one (1) year period immediately prior to becoming an officer, not including those listed in paragraph (d) of this subsection;
(f) Names and addresses of all businesses in which the filer, his or her spouse, or dependent children has or had an interest of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) at fair market value or five percent (5%) ownership interest or more;
(g) The name and address of any source of gross income exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) from any one (1) source to the filer, his or her spouse, or dependent child, as well as information concerning the nature of the business, and the form of the income;
(h) Any representation or intervention for compensation by the filer or his or her spouse for any person or business before a state agency for which the filer works or supervises or before any entity of state government for which the filer would serve in a decision-making capacity, including the name and address of the person or business;
(i) All positions of a fiduciary nature held by the filer or his or her spouse in a business, including the name and address of the business;
(j) Information, including a street address or location, regarding any real property in which there is an interest of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more held by the filer, his or her spouse, or dependent children;
(k) Sources, including each source's name and address, of gifts of money or property with a retail value of more than two hundred dollars ($200) from any one (1) source to the filer, his or her spouse, or dependent children, except those from a member of the filer's family;
(l) Identity, including an address, of creditors owed more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), except debts arising from the purchase of consumer goods; and
(m) Names and addresses of family members of the filer or persons with whom the filer was engaged in a business who are registered as legislative agents under KRS 6.807 or executive agency lobbyists under KRS 11A.211.
Paragraphs (a) to (m) of this subsection shall not require disclosure of specific dollar amounts or of privileged information.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 11A.050.Financial disclosure by officers, candidates, and public servants - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-iii-executive-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-11a-050/
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