Section § 87200

Explanation

This law applies to a wide range of public officials in California, including elected state officers, judges, and members of various commissions and authorities like the Public Utilities Commission and High-Speed Rail Authority. It also covers officials like district attorneys, county treasurers, mayors, and city managers who manage public investments. Additionally, candidates running for these positions in elections are included under this law.

This article is applicable to elected state officers, judges and commissioners of courts of the judicial branch of government, members of the Public Utilities Commission, members of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, members of the Fair Political Practices Commission, members of the California Coastal Commission, members of the High-Speed Rail Authority, members of planning commissions, members of the board of supervisors, district attorneys, county counsels, county treasurers, and chief administrative officers of counties, mayors, city managers, city attorneys, city treasurers, chief administrative officers and members of city councils of cities, and other public officials who manage public investments, and to candidates for any of these offices at any election.

Section § 87200.5

Explanation

Members of the board of directors and executives of a groundwater sustainability agency must file statements about their financial interests online with the Commission. This requirement applies to top positions like executive director or general manager of the agency.

(a)CA Government Code § 87200.5(a) Members of the board of directors and the executive of a groundwater sustainability agency shall file statements of economic interests in accordance with this article with the Commission using the Commission’s online system for filing statements of economic interests.
(b)CA Government Code § 87200.5(b) For purposes of this section, “executive” means the executive director, general manager, or other equivalent position of the groundwater sustainability agency.

Section § 87201

Explanation

If you're running for a government office mentioned in Section 87200—except if you're a justice in an appellate court or the Supreme Court—you need to file a statement by the last day to declare your candidacy. This statement should outline your investments, real estate interests, and any income you made in the past year.

If you've already filed a similar statement for the same area within the last 60 days under Section 87202 or 87203, you don't have to file again.

Every candidate for an office specified in Section 87200 other than a justice of an appellate court or the Supreme Court shall file no later than the final filing date of a declaration of candidacy, a statement disclosing the candidate’s investments, the candidate’s interests in real property, and any income received during the immediately preceding 12 months.
This statement shall not be required if the candidate has filed, within 60 days prior to the filing of the candidate’s declaration of candidacy, a statement for the same jurisdiction pursuant to Section 87202 or 87203.

Section § 87202

Explanation

If you are elected or appointed to certain offices in California, you must disclose your investments, real estate interests, and income. This must be done within 30 days of starting your role. However, if your appointment needs to be confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments or State Senate, you need to file this statement within 10 days.

You don't have to file if you already have done so in the same area within the last 60 days under another section. If you are elected and start your job in December or January, the rules change slightly for what you must report, and the timeline for these disclosures begins when you declared your candidacy or 12 months before taking office, for income specifically.

(a)CA Government Code § 87202(a) Every person who is elected to an office specified in Section 87200 shall, within 30 days after assuming the office, file a statement disclosing the person’s investments and the person’s interests in real property held on the date of assuming office, and income received during the 12 months before assuming office. Every person who is appointed or nominated to an office specified in Section 87200 shall file such a statement not more than 30 days after assuming office, provided, however, that a person appointed or nominated to such an office who is subject to confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments or the State Senate shall file such a statement no more than 10 days after the appointment or nomination.
The statement shall not be required if the person has filed, within 60 days prior to assuming office, a statement for the same jurisdiction pursuant to Section 87203.
(b)CA Government Code § 87202(b) Every elected state officer who assumes office during the month of December or January shall file a statement pursuant to Section 87203 instead of this section, except that:
(1)CA Government Code § 87202(b)(1) The period covered for reporting investments and interests in real property shall begin on the date the person filed the person’s declarations of candidacy.
(2)CA Government Code § 87202(b)(2) The period covered for reporting income shall begin 12 months prior to the date the person assumed office.

Section § 87203

Explanation

If you hold a public office listed in Section 87200 in California, you must file a statement every year that discloses your financial interests. This includes your investments, property interests, and any income you received since your last filing. Even if you no longer hold these investments or interests at the time of filing, they still need to be reported if you had them during the reporting period.

Every person who holds an office specified in Section 87200 shall, each year at a time specified by commission regulations, file a statement disclosing the person’s investments, interests in real property, and income during the period since the previous statement filed under this section or Section 87202. The statement shall include any investments and interest in real property held at any time during the period covered by the statement, whether or not they are still held at the time of filing.

Section § 87204

Explanation

If you're leaving a public office listed in another section of the law, you have 30 days to file a report. This report should detail your investments, property ownership, and income since your last filed report. Make sure to include assets you've owned during this time, even if you don't own them anymore when you're filing the report.

Every person who leaves an office specified in Section 87200 shall, within thirty days after leaving the office, file a statement disclosing the person’s investments, interests in real property, and income during the period since the previous statement filed under Sections 87202 or 87203. The statement shall include any investments and interests in real property held at any time during the period covered by the statement, whether or not they are still held at the time of filing.

Section § 87205

Explanation

If someone finishes their term in a certain public office and starts another term in the same or a similar position within the same area within 45 days, they are considered to have continuous service without a break.

A person who completes a term of an office specified in Section 87200 and within 45 days begins a term of the same office or another such office of the same jurisdiction is deemed not to assume office or leave office.

Section § 87206

Explanation

This law requires detailed disclosure about investments or interests in real property. It states that you must describe the type of investment or property and provide the entity's name where the investment is held, along with a description of its business activity. The law also requires disclosing the property's exact location and the property's or investment's market value, categorized in specific monetary ranges. If the property was bought or sold during the covered period, the disclosure must include the transaction date. Additionally, 'interest in real property' does not cover a person's main home or any property used solely as their personal residence.

If an investment or an interest in real property is required to be disclosed under this article, the statement shall contain:
(a)CA Government Code § 87206(a) A statement of the nature of the investment or interest.
(b)CA Government Code § 87206(b) The name of the business entity in which each investment is held, and a general description of the business activity in which the business entity is engaged.
(c)CA Government Code § 87206(c) The address or other precise location of the real property.
(d)CA Government Code § 87206(d) A statement whether the fair market value of the investment or interest in real property equals or exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000) but does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whether it exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), whether it exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), or whether it exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(e)CA Government Code § 87206(e) In the case of a statement filed under Sections 87203 or 87204, if the investment or interest in real property was partially or wholly acquired or disposed of during the period covered by the statement, the date of acquisition or disposal.
(f)CA Government Code § 87206(f) For purposes of disclosure under this article, “interest in real property” does not include the principal residence of the filer or any other property which the filer utilizes exclusively as the personal residence of the filer.

Section § 87206.5

Explanation

If a public official has a leasehold interest, they must share certain details publicly. They need to specify that the interest is a leasehold, mention how many years are left on the lease, and provide the exact address or location of the property. They must also state the exact date the lease started or ended if that happened within the reporting period. Finally, they need to state the value of the leasehold interest as defined in another specific section.

If an official must disclose a leasehold interest, the official shall do all of the following:
(a)CA Government Code § 87206.5(a) Identify the interest as a leasehold interest.
(b)CA Government Code § 87206.5(b) Disclose the number of years remaining on the lease.
(c)CA Government Code § 87206.5(c) Provide the leased property’s address or other precise location.
(d)CA Government Code § 87206.5(d) Provide the exact date the lease became effective or terminated if the lease became effective or terminated during the period covered by the statement.
(e)CA Government Code § 87206.5(e) Disclose the value of the leasehold interest as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 87206.

Section § 87207

Explanation

This law section details how individuals must report income and gifts. If a person earns $500 or more from a source, or receives a gift worth $50 or more, they need to provide the source's name, address, and business activity. They must specify the value range of the income or loan amounts. For gifts, the receiver must disclose the amount, date, and details if it's a travel-related gift.

If income comes from a business, including a sole proprietorship, name and address of the business, as well as any individual from whom the business received $10,000 or more, must be reported. For travel-related payments, these can be disclosed on a separate schedule in their economic interests statement. Travel payments should be reported as gifts unless the services provided were of equal or greater value.

(a)CA Government Code § 87207(a) If income is required to be reported under this article, the statement shall contain, except as provided in subdivision (b):
(1)CA Government Code § 87207(a)(1) The name and street address of each source of income aggregating five hundred dollars ($500) or more in value, or fifty dollars ($50) or more in value if the income was a gift, and a general description of the business activity, if any, of each source.
(2)CA Government Code § 87207(a)(2) A statement whether the aggregate value of income from each source, or in the case of a loan, the highest amount owed to each source, was at least five hundred dollars ($500) but did not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), whether it was in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) but was not greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whether it was greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or whether it was greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(3)CA Government Code § 87207(a)(3) A description of the consideration, if any, for which the income was received.
(4)CA Government Code § 87207(a)(4) In the case of a gift, the amount and the date on which the gift was received, and the travel destination for purposes of a gift that is a travel payment, advance, or reimbursement.
(5)CA Government Code § 87207(a)(5) In the case of a loan, the annual interest rate, the security, if any, given for the loan, and the term of the loan.
(b)CA Government Code § 87207(b) If the filer’s pro rata share of income to a business entity, including income to a sole proprietorship, is required to be reported under this article, the statement shall contain:
(1)CA Government Code § 87207(b)(1) The name, street address, and a general description of the business activity of the business entity.
(2)CA Government Code § 87207(b)(2) The name of every person from whom the business entity received payments if the filer’s pro rata share of gross receipts from that person was equal to or greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) during a calendar year.
(c)CA Government Code § 87207(c) If a payment, including an advance or reimbursement, for travel is required to be reported pursuant to this section, it may be reported on a separate travel reimbursement schedule which shall be included in the filer’s statement of economic interests. A filer who chooses not to use the travel schedule shall disclose payments for travel as a gift, unless it is clear from all surrounding circumstances that the services provided were equal to or greater in value than the payments for the travel, in which case the travel may be reported as income.

Section § 87208

Explanation

This law states that if you've already reported your investments and real estate interests in an economic interests statement to the same jurisdiction within the last 60 days, you don't have to report them again; you can just refer back to the previous statement.

Except in statements required by Section 87203, investments and interests in real property which have been disclosed on a statement of economic interests filed in the same jurisdiction within the previous 60 days may be incorporated by reference.

Section § 87209

Explanation

This law requires certain individuals to disclose any business positions they hold when filing a specific statement. A 'business position' includes roles like director, officer, partner, trustee, or employee in a company. The disclosure is required if the business has, or plans to have, interests in real estate or operations within the jurisdiction. This includes any business activities within the past two years.

When a statement is required to be filed under this article, every person specified in Section 87200 shall disclose any business positions held by that person. For purposes of this section, “business position” means any business entity in which the filer is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holds any position of management, if the business entity or any parent, subsidiary, or otherwise related business entity has an interest in real property in the jurisdiction, or does business or plans to do business in the jurisdiction or has done business in the jurisdiction at any time during the two years prior to the date the statement is required to be filed.

Section § 87210

Explanation

If you're gifting $50 or more in a year to certain public officials on behalf of someone else, you must disclose your full name, address, and business activities (if any), as well as those of the actual donor, to the recipient. The official must then report this information in their Statement of Economic Interests.

A person shall not make a gift totaling fifty dollars ($50) or more in a calendar year to a person described in Article 2 on behalf of another, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another, without disclosing to the recipient of the gift both the intermediary or agent’s own full name, street address, and business activity, if any, and the full name, street address, and business activity, if any, of the actual donor. The recipient of the gift shall include in the recipient’s Statement of Economic Interests the full name, street address, and business activity, if any, of the intermediary or agent and the actual donor.

Section § 87211

Explanation

This law explains that certain individuals associated with the State Bar of California are not covered by this particular article. Specifically, it doesn't apply to members of the Board of Trustees or designated employees. These people must instead file conflict of interest statements according to specific guidelines.

This article does not apply to either of the following of the State Bar of California, who shall file statements under conflict of interest codes developed consistent with Section 87302:
(a)CA Government Code § 87211(a) A member of the Board of Trustees.
(b)CA Government Code § 87211(b) A designated employee.