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Fees and Penalties
Disclosure statements must be accompanied by a filing fee based on the
position for which the person is filing.
State elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
95.00
State Board of Education member or candidate . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
35.00
County elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
60.00
City elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
35.00
School district board of education member or
candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
30.00
ESC governing board member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
30.00
School district or ESC superintendent, treasurer, or
business manager . . .
$
30.00
All other filers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
60.00
Filing fees can be paid by check or money order made payable to the
Ohio Ethics Commission.
Most filers are responsible for paying their own filing fees. However, the
law requires that state agencies must pay the filing fees for the
employees who serve the agencies.
[Back to Contents]Late Filings
The Ethics Law requires that each financial disclosure filer should file his
or her statement on or before the applicable filing deadline. There are
penalties, including late fees and possible fourth-degree misdemeanor
criminal charges, for any filers who fail to file their statements on time.