TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
§ 8511. Statement of Financial Interests. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following persons shall be referred to as “reporting individuals”: (1) Each elected Commonwealth official; (2) Each appointed Commonwealth official and judicial officer; and (3) Each Commonwealth public employee who receives additional compensation either for professional services rendered to, or as an independent contractor for, the Commonwealth government. (b) Each reporting individual shall file by May 1 each year a verified written statement of financial interests in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless he or she has already filed a statement in that calendar year. (c) A statement of financial interests shall also be filed by the following: (1) An elected Commonwealth official at the time of taking his or her oath of office; (2) A person whose appointment to office is subject to confirmation by the legislature at the time when his or her name is submitted to the legislature for consideration; and (3) Any other person at the time he or she becomes a reporting individual. (d) No appointed Commonwealth official or public employee shall be allowed to take the oath of office or enter or continue his or her duties, nor shall he or she receive compensation from the Commonwealth, unless he or she has filed a statement of financial interests with the Public Auditor as required by this chapter. Source: PL 8-11, § 1 (§ 8411), modified. Commission Comment: To enhance clarity, in subsection (d) the Commission inserted “he or she” after “nor shall.”