Professional Report

Failing to File

Any person who does not file a required statement can be charged with a

fourth-degree misdemeanor. The maximum penalty for a person

convicted of a fourth-degree misdemeanor is a two hundred and fifty

dollar ($250.00) fine and/or thirty (30) days in jail.

False Filings

Any person who files a false statement can be charged with a first-degree

misdemeanor. The maximum penalty for a person convicted of a first-

degree misdemeanor is a one thousand dollar ($1000.00) fine and/or six

(6) months in jail.

Attaching information to a Previously Filed Statement

While the law requires that a financial disclosure statement must be

complete at the time it is filed, a filer may submit additional information

and request that the Commission attach it to a previously filed statement.

The Commission will acknowledge receiving the information, and then

determine whether it should be attached to the statement. If the facts

suggest that the filer inadvertently excluded the information, it will be

attached to the previously filed statement and treated as part of the

statement. If the facts suggest that the filer knowingly failed to provide

the information, the Commission will consider whether further criminal

action is required.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any other questions about financial disclosure, check out the

on financial disclosure.