The Florida Senate

112.3144  Full and public disclosure of financial interests.--

(1)  No person who is required, pursuant to s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, to file a full and public disclosure of financial interests and who has filed a full and public disclosure of financial interests for any calendar or fiscal year shall be required to file a statement of financial interests pursuant to s. 112.3145(2) and (3) for the same year or for any part thereof notwithstanding any requirement of this part, except that a candidate for office shall file a copy of his or her disclosure with the officer before whom he or she qualifies.

(2)  For purposes of full and public disclosure under s. 8(a), Art. II of the State Constitution, the following items, if not held for investment purposes and if valued at over $1,000 in the aggregate, may be reported in a lump sum and identified as "household goods and personal effects":

(a)  Jewelry;

(b)  Collections of stamps, guns, and numismatic properties;

(c)  Art objects;

(d)  Household equipment and furnishings;

(e)  Clothing;

(f)  Other household items; and

(g)  Vehicles for personal use.

(3)  Forms for compliance with the full and public disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, and a current list of persons required to file full and public disclosure by s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, or other state law, shall be provided by the Commission on Ethics to the Secretary of State, who shall give notice of disclosure deadlines and delinquencies and distribute forms in the following manner:

(a)  Not later than May 1 of each year, the Commission on Ethics shall prepare a current list of the names and addresses of and the offices held by every person required to file full and public disclosure annually by s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, or other state law, and shall provide the Secretary of State with the mailing list. In compiling the list, the commission shall be assisted by each unit of government in providing at the request of the commission the name, address, and name of the office held by each public official within the respective unit of government.

(b)  Not later than 30 days before July 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the form prescribed for compliance with full and public disclosure and a notice of the filing deadline to each person on the mailing list.

(c)  Not later than 30 days after July 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall determine which persons on the mailing list have failed to file full and public disclosure and shall send delinquency notices by certified mail to such persons. Each notice shall state that a grace period is in effect until September 1 of the current year and that, if the statement is not filed by September 1 of the current year, the Secretary of State is required by law to notify the Commission on Ethics of the delinquency.

(d)  Not later than 30 days following September 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Commission on Ethics a list of the names and addresses of and the offices held by all persons on the mailing list who have failed to timely file full and public disclosure. The certification shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and shall indicate whether the Secretary of State has provided the disclosure forms and notice as required by this section to all persons named on the delinquency list.

(e)  Any person subject to the annual filing of full and public disclosure under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, or other state law, whose name is not on the mailing list provided to the Secretary of State shall not be deemed delinquent for failure to file full and public disclosure in any year in which the omission occurred.

(f)  The notification requirements of this subsection do not apply to candidates or to the first filing required of any person appointed to elective constitutional office. The appointing official shall notify such newly appointed person of the obligation to file full and public disclosure by July 1.

History.--s. 1, ch. 82-98; s. 3, ch. 88-358; s. 19, ch. 91-45; s. 4, ch. 94-277; s. 1409, ch. 95-147.