2009 California Government Code - Section 87500-87500.1 :: Article 5. Filing

87500.  Statements of economic interests required by this chapter
shall be filed as follows:
   (a) Statewide elected officer-one original with the agency, which
shall make and retain a copy, forward a copy to the Secretary of
State, and forward the original to the commission, which shall retain
the original and send one copy to the Registrar-Recorder of Los
Angeles County and one copy to the Clerk of the City and County of
San Francisco. The commission shall be the filing officer.
   (b) Candidates for statewide elective office-one original and one
copy with the person with whom the candidate's declaration of
candidacy is filed, who shall forward the copy to the Secretary of
State and the original to the commission, which shall retain the
original and send one copy to the Registrar-Recorder of Los Angeles
County and one copy to the Clerk of the City and County of San
Francisco. The commission shall be the filing officer.
   (c) Members of the Legislature and Board of Equalization-one
original with the agency, which shall make and retain a copy, forward
a copy to the Secretary of State, and forward the original to the
commission, which shall retain the original and send one copy to the
elections official of the county that contains the largest percentage
of registered voters in the election district that the officeholder
represents, and one copy to the elections official of the county in
which the officeholder resides. No more than one copy of each
statement need be filed with the elections official of any one
county. The commission shall be the filing officer.
   (d) Candidates for the Legislature or the State Board of
Equalization-one original and one copy with the person with whom the
candidate's declaration of candidacy is filed, who shall forward the
copy to the Secretary of State and the original to the commission,
which shall retain the original and send one copy to the elections
official of the county that contains the largest percentage of
registered voters in the election district in which the candidate
seeks nomination or election, and one copy to the elections official
of the county in which the candidate resides. No more than one copy
of each statement need be filed with the elections official of any
one county. The commission shall be the filing officer.
   (e) Persons holding the office of chief administrative officer and
candidates for and persons holding the office of district attorney,
county counsel, county treasurer, and member of the board of
supervisors-one original with the county clerk, who shall make and
retain a copy and forward the original to the commission, which shall
be the filing officer.
   (f) Persons holding the office of city manager or, if there is no
city manager, the chief administrative officer, and candidates for
and persons holding the office of city council member, city
treasurer, city attorney, and mayor-one original with the city clerk,
who shall make and retain a copy and forward the original to the
commission, which shall be the filing officer.
   (g) Members of the Public Utilities Commission, members of the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission,
planning commissioners, and members of the California Coastal
Commission-one original with the agency, which shall make and retain
a copy and forward the original to the commission, which shall be the
filing officer.
   (h) Members of the Fair Political Practices Commission-one
original with the commission, which shall make and retain a copy and
forward the original to the office of the Attorney General, which
shall be the filing officer.
   (i) Judges and court commissioners-one original with the clerk of
the court, who shall make and retain a copy and forward the original
to the commission, which shall be the filing officer. Original
statements of candidates for the office of judge shall be filed with
the person with whom the candidate's declaration of candidacy is
filed, who shall retain a copy and forward the original to the
commission, which shall be the filing officer.
   (j) Except as provided in subdivision (k), heads of agencies,
members of boards or commissions not under a department of state
government, and members of boards or commissions not under the
jurisdiction of a local legislative body-one original with the
agency, which shall make and retain a copy and forward the original
to the code reviewing body, which shall be the filing officer. The
code reviewing body may provide that the original be filed directly
with the code reviewing body and that no copy be retained by the
agency.
   (k) Heads of local government agencies and members of local
government boards or commissions, for which the Fair Political
Practices Commission is the code reviewing body--one original to the
agency or board or commission, which shall be the filing officer,
unless, at its discretion, the Fair Political Practices Commission
elects to act as the filing officer. In this instance, the original
shall be filed with the agency, board, or commission, which shall
make and retain a copy and forward the original to the Fair Political
Practices Commission.
   (l) Designated employees of the Legislature-one original with the
house of the Legislature by which the designated employee is
employed. Each house of the Legislature may provide that the
originals of statements filed by its designated employees be filed
directly with the commission, and that no copies be retained by that
house.
   (m) Designated employees under contract to more than one joint
powers insurance agency and who elect to file a multiagency statement
pursuant to Section 87350--the original of the statement with the
commission, which shall be the filing officer, and, with each agency
with which they are under contract, a statement declaring that their
statement of economic interests is on file with the commission and
available upon request.
   (n) Members of a state licensing or regulatory board, bureau, or
commission-one original with the agency, which shall make and retain
a copy and forward the original to the commission, which shall be the
filing officer.
   (o) Persons not mentioned above-one original with the agency or
with the code reviewing body, as provided by the code reviewing body
in the agency's conflict of interest code.

87500.1.  (a) The Counties of Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, and
Stanislaus may permit the electronic filing of a statement of
economic interests required by Article 3 (commencing with Section
87300) in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission. Each
participating county shall use the standard form for electronic
filing found online, as required by the Commission.
   (b) A public official subject to Article 2 (commencing with
Section 87200) shall not participate in the pilot program.
   (c) A statement filed electronically must include an electronic
transmission that is submitted under penalty of perjury and that
conforms to subdivision (b) of Section 1633.11 of the Civil Code.
   (d) (1) The filing officer shall issue to a person who
electronically files his or her statement of economic interests or
amendment electronic confirmation that notifies the filer that his or
her statement of economic interests or amendment was received. The
confirmation shall include the date and the time that the statement
of economic interests was received by the filing officer and the
method by which the filer may view and print the data received by the
filing officer.
   (2) A paper copy retained by the filer of a statement of economic
interests or amendment that was electronically filed and the
confirmation issued pursuant to paragraph (1) that shows that the
filer timely filed his or her statement of economic interests or
amendment shall create a rebuttable presumption that the filer filed
his or her statement of economic interests or amendment on time.
   (e) The filing officer shall utilize a system that includes
firewalls, data encryption, secure authentication, and all necessary
hardware and software and industry best practices to ensure that the
security and integrity of the data and information contained in the
statement of economic interests are not jeopardized or compromised.
   (f) The filing officer shall provide the public with a copy of an
official's statement of economic interests upon request, in
accordance with Section 81008. The paper copy of the electronically
filed statement of economic interests shall be identical to the
statement of economic interests published by the Commission and shall
include the date that the statement was filed.
   (g) (1) The pilot program shall commence on or after January 1,
2009, and shall be completed by January 1, 2012. The pilot program
shall include the reporting periods of 2008 through 2010. A county
participating in the pilot program shall submit a report to the
Commission not later than July 1, 2011. The report shall include the
following:
   (A) A listing and estimate of associated operational efficiencies
and related savings.
   (B) A listing and estimate of associated costs from implementing
and operating the pilot program.
   (C) A listing of safety, security, or privacy issues encountered
and explanation of how those issues were addressed.
   (D) Available information relating to feedback from electronic
filing participants.
   (E) Any other relevant information on the implementation of the
pilot program.
   (2) The Commission shall transmit the county reports received, as
well as any comments on the reports, to the Legislative Analyst's
Office not later than August 15, 2011. The Legislative Analyst's
Office shall provide a report to the Legislature evaluating the pilot
program not later than February 1, 2012.
   (h) The Commission, in conjunction with the Legislative Analyst's
Office, may develop additional criteria for the report to be
submitted to the Commission by participating counties pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subdivision (g).
   (i) This section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2012, and
as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is
enacted before March 1, 2012, deletes or extends that date.