Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 34-8.002 - General Rules for Filing the CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests

(1) Every person who holds an office specified in Rule 34-8.003, F.A.C., must file full and public disclosure of his or her financial interests with the Commission by July 1 of each year during which he or she is in office, and every person who held an office specified in Rule 34-8.003, F.A.C., on December 31st of a year must file full and public disclosure of his or her financial interests with the Commission by July 1 of the following year, except that candidates who have already filed with a qualifying officer as part of qualifying are not required to also file with the Commission. Full and public disclosure of financial interests means completing, through the electronic filing system created and maintained by the Commission as provided in Section 112.31446, F.S., a sworn disclosure filing, identified in the system as the CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests, showing net worth, assets, liabilities, and sources of income. The instructions for completing the Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests (1/2025) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17188, are incorporated by reference herein and may be obtained without cost from the Florida Commission on Ethics, P.O. Drawer 15709, Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5709, and may also be downloaded from the Commission's website: www.ethics.state.fl.us. A candidate for an elective office specified in Rule 34-8.003, F.A.C., or otherwise specified by law must file this information prior to or at the time he or she qualifies as a candidate.

(2) If the due date prescribed in the Constitution or by statute falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday designated in Section 110.117, F.S., then the due date shall be extended to the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday designated in Section 110.117, F.S.

(3) Pursuant to Section 112.3144(2), F.S., public officers and employees required to file the CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests with the Commission on Ethics must file electronically through the electronic filing system. The filer may include attachments or other supporting documentation when filing a disclosure.

(4) When submitting qualifying papers, an incumbent in an elective office or a candidate holding another position subject to the annual filing requirement may submit either a copy of the CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests filed with the Commission, or the verification or receipt of filing generated by the electronic filing system at the time of submission. Candidates not subject to the annual filing requirement must use the electronic filing system to complete and print a CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests to be submitted to the officer before whom he or she qualifies.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 34-8.002

Rulemaking Authority Art. II, Section 8, Fla. Const., 112.3144, 112.31445, 112.31446, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322(9) FS. Law Implemented Art. II, Section 8, Fla. Const., 112.3144 FS.

New 4-7-77, Amended 10-3-84, Formerly 34-8.02, Amended 8-7-94, 7-2-00, 11-7-01, 1-19-11, 1-1-12, 1-1-13, 1-1-14, Amended by Florida Register Volume 40, Number 195, October 7, 2014 effective 1/1/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 189, September 29, 2015 effective 1/1/2016, Amended by Florida Register Volume 42, Number 188, September 27, 2016 effective 1/1/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 216, November 7, 2017 effective 1/1/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 44, Number 158, August 14, 2018 effective 1/1/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 157, August 13, 2019 effective 1/1/2020, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 166, August 25, 2020 effective 1/1/2021, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 218, November 9, 2021 effective 1/1/2022, Amended by Florida Register Volume 48, Number 188, September 27, 2022 effective 1/1/2023, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 158, August 15, 2023 effective 1/1/2024, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 060, March 26, 2024 effective 4/11/2024, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 222, November 13, 2024 effective 1/1/2025.

New 4-7-77, Amended 10-3-84, Formerly 34-8.02, Amended 8-7-94, 7-2-00, 11-7-01, 1-19-11, 1-1-12, 1-1-13, 1-1-14, 1-1-15, 1-1-16, 1-1-17, 1-1-18, 1-1-19, 1-1-20, 1-1-21, 1-1-22, 1-1-23, 1-1-24, 4-11-24.