Financial Disclosure

General Information about Filing Financial Disclosure

You can find information about financial disclosure in the Commission's publication A Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics.  If you want to look at the financial disclosure laws, click here.  The Commission's rules on financial disclosure can be found here.  The Commission's opinions and orders regarding the financial disclosure law can be researched here.  Detailed instructions for completing the disclosure forms are contained on each form, which can be found here.

For assistance with financial disclosure, you may wish to contact the Commission's Financial Disclosure Coordinator, Shirley Taylor, at disclosure@leg.state.fl.us.  Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.  If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity.  Instead, contact their office by phone, 850-488-7864, by fax 850-488-3077, or in writing, PO Box 15709, Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5709.

Financial Disclosure Forms

Clicking here will take you to a list of the forms needed to file the disclosures required by the ethics laws.  From that page you can view or print any forms you may need, and read descriptions of who has to file which forms, what deadlines may apply, and what information must be reported.

Financial Disclosure Coordinator Information

Each year, the Florida Commission on Ethics prepares the list of persons holding governmental positions who are required to file financial disclosure for the previous year.  The Commission obtains the name and address of each of these persons from coordinators who have been designated from each State and local government agency. Should you need to determine the Coordinator for your position, or check receipt of your submitted form, go to http://www.ethics.state.fl.us/ and select thh red "Confirm Receipt or Check for Coordinator" box on the right side of the home page.

Financial Disclosure Appeals

Clicking here will take you to a sample appeal form which may be downloaded and filed with the Commission to appeal the Notice of Assessed Fine.