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Home My WebLink AboutG - Resources AB 1234 Core TopicResources AB 1234 Core Topic 1. Conflicts of Interest under the Political Reform Act Statutes Regulations § 87100. Public Officials; State & Local. § 87100.1. Professional Engineers & Surveyors as Consultants. § 87101. Legally Required Participation in Governmental Decision. § 87103. Financial Interest. § 87103.5. Income from Retail Sales. § 87103.6. Source of Income; Payments to Government Agencies. § 87104. Prohibitions on Public Officials. § 87105. Manner of Disqualification. Fact Sheets Can I Vote? Conflicts of Interest Overview • 18700 Basic Rule; Guide to Conflict of Interest Regulations • 18701 Public Official, Definitions • 18702 Making, Participating in Making, or Using or Attempting to Use Official Position to Influence a Government Decision, Defined • 18702.1 Determining When a Public Official is Making a Government Decision • 18702.2 Determining When a Public Official is Participating in Making a Governmental Decision • 18702.3 Determining When a Public Official is Using or Attempting to Use His/Her Official Position to Influence a Governmental Decision • 18702.4 Exceptions • 18702.5 Public Identification of a Conflict of Interest for § 87200 Filers • 18703 Economic Interests, Defined • 18703.1 Economic Interest, Defined: Business Entities. • 18703.2 Economic Interests, Defined: Real Property. • 18703.3 Economic Interest, Defined: Source of Income. • 18703.4 Economic Interest, Defined: Source of Gifts. • 18703.5 Economic Interests, Defined: Personal Finances. • 18704 Determining Whether an Economic Interest is Directly or Indirectly Involved in a Governmental Decision • 18704.1 Determining Whether an Economic Interest is Directly or Indirectly Involved in a Governmental Decision: Business Entities, Sources of Income, Sources of Gifts • 18704.2 Determining Whether Directly or Indirectly Involved in a Governmental Decision: Interest in Real Property • 18704.5 Determining Whether an Economic Interest is Directly or Indirectly Involved in a Governmental Decision: Personal Financial Effect • 18705 Standards for Determining Whether a Financial Effect on an Economic Interest is Material • 18705.1 Materiality Standard: Economic Interests in Business Entities • 18705.2 Materiality Standard: Economic Interests in Real Property • 18705.3 Materiality Standard: Economic Interests in Persons Who Are Sources of Income • 18705.4 Materiality Standard: Economic Interests in Persons Who Are Sources of Gifts • 18705.5 Materiality Standard: Economic Interest in Personal Finances. • 18706 Determining Whether a Material Financial Effect is Reasonably Foreseeable • 18707 Public Generally • 18707.1 Public Generally. General Rule. • 18707.2 Special Rule for Rates, Assessments, & Similar Decisions. • 18707.4 Public Generally: Appointed Members of Boards & Commissions • 18707.5 Sources of Income to Owners of Retail Business Entities • 18707.6 States of Emergency • 18707.7 Public Generally - Industries, Trades, or Professions • 18707.9 Public Generally - Residential Properties • 18708 Legally Required Participation • 18709 Governmental Decision: Segmentation 2. Conflicts of Interest & Campaign Contributions Statutes Regulations § 84308 Contributions to Officers; Disqualification. • 18438.1 Officers & Agencies Under § 84308 • 18438.2 Proceedings Under § 84308 • 18438.3 Agents Under § 84308 • 18438.4 Participants Under § 84308 Fact Sheets Campaign Contributions May Cause Conflicts for Appointees & Commissioners • 18438.6 Solicitation, Direction, & Receipt of Contributions Under § 84308 • 18438.7 Prohibitions & Disqualification Under § 84308 • 18438.8 Disclosure Under § 84308 3. Limitations on the Receipt of Gifts & Honoraria Ban Statutes Regulations § 89501. Honoraria. § 89502. Honorarium. § 89503. Gift Limits Fact Sheets • Local Elected Officers & Candidates for Local Elective Offices, Local Officials Specified in § 87200, Judicial Candidates, Designated Employees of Local Government Agencies (revised 08/05) • Travel Guide for California Officials & Candidates • 18930 Guide to Honorarium Regulations • 18931.1 Definition of "Speech Given" • 18931.2 Definition of "Article Published" • 18931.3 Definition of "Attendance" • 18932 Exceptions to "Honorarium": Earned Income • 18932.1 Exceptions to "Honorarium": Bona Fide Business, Trade, or Profession • 18932.2 Exceptions to "Honorarium": Teaching as a Bona Fide Profession • 18932.3 Definition of "Predominant Activity" • 18932.4 Exceptions to "Honorarium": General Exceptions • 18932.5 Exclusions From "Honorarium": Direct Charitable Donations • 18933 Returning Honoraria. • 18940 Guide to Gift Regulations • 18940.2 Gift Limit Amount ( • 18941 Receipt, Promise & Acceptance of Gifts • 18941.1 Payments for Food • 18942 Exceptions to Gift & Exceptions to Gift Limits • 18942.1 Definition of "Informational Material" • 18943 Return, Donation, or Reimbursement of a Gift • 18944 Valuation of Gifts to An Official & His or Her Family • 18944.1 Recipient of the Gift: Passes or Tickets Given to An Agency • 18944.2 Gifts to an Agency • 18945 Source of Gifts • 18945.1 Cumulation of Gifts; "Single" Source • 18945.3 Intermediary of a Gift • 18945.4 A Gift from Multiple Donors • 18946 Reporting & Valuation of Gifts • 18946.1 Reporting & Valuation of Gifts: Passes & Tickets • 18946.2 Reporting & Valuation of Gifts: Testimonial Dinners & Events, Invitation-Only, & Ceremonial Functions • 18946.3 Reporting & Valuation of Gifts: Wedding Gifts • 18946.4 Reporting & Valuation of Gifts: Tickets to Nonprofit & Political Fundraisers • 18946.5 Prizes & Awards From Bona Fide Competitions • 18950 Guide to Travel Regulations • 18950.1 Gifts of Travel: Exceptions • 18950.3 Travel in Connection With Speeches, Panels, & Seminars: Exception for All Filers • 18950.4 Payments for Travel In Connection with Campaign Activities 4. Conflicts of Interest When Leaving Office Statutes Regulations § 87406.1. Postgovernmental Employment Restrictions for Districts & District Boards. § 87406.3. Postgovernmental Employment Restrictions for Local Agency Officials § 87407. Influencing Prospective Employment. • 18746.1 Revolving Door; General Provisions • 18746.2 Revolving Door; Appearances & Communications • 18747 Influencing Prospective Employment. Fact Sheets Leaving Your State Job? Post-Employment Restrictions May Affect You [Currently being revised to reflect statutes applicable to local officials] 5. Mass Mailing Restrictions Statutes Regulations § 89001 Newsletter or Mass Mailing. 18901 Mass Mailings Sent at Public Expense 6. Economic Interest Disclosure Under the Political Reform Act Statutes Regulations § 82028. Gift. § 82030. Income. § 82033. Interest in Real Property. § 82034. Investment. § 82035. Jurisdiction. § 87201. Candidates. § 87202. Officials – Elected, Appointed and Hold Over. § 87203. Officeholders; Annual Statements. § 87204. Leaving Office. § 87205. Persons Completing and Beginning Term of Office on the Same Day. § 87206. Disclosure of • 18230 Doing Business in the Jurisdiction. • 18232 Salary and Reimbursement for Expenses or Per Diem Received from a State, Local or Federal Government Agency. • 18233 Leasehold Interest. • 18234 Interests in Trusts. • 18235 Reporting Interests in a Blind Trust (82030, 82033, 82034). • 18722 Filing Assuming and Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests; Alternate and Designees. • 18723 Dates for Filing Annual Statements of Economic Interests. • 18724 Filing of Statements of Economic Interests by Temporary or Part-Time Court Commissioners, Pro Tem and Retired Judges. • 18727.5 Travel Costs and Other Payments from Campaign Committees. • 18728.5 Reporting of Commission Income and Incentive Compensation. • 18729 Leasehold Interests-Value, Disclosure. Investment or Interest in Real Property. § 87207. Disclosure of Income. § 87208. Disclosure of Investments and Interests in Real Property; Incorporation by Reference. § 87209. Business Positions. § 87210. Gifts Made Through Intermediaries and Others – Disclosure Requirements. § 87500 Statements of Economic Interests – Where to File. Fact Sheets • Your Duty to File: A Basic Overview of State Economic Disclosure Law • Form 700 Intsructions • 18730 Provisions of Conflict of Interest Codes • 18732 Filing Dates for Annual Statements Filed Pursuant to Conflict of Interest Codes (87302) • 18732.5 Statements of Economic Interests from Filers of Abolished Agencies. • 18733 Disclosure Categories for Auditors, Investigators and Inspectors and Persons Similarly Situated (87302). • 18735 Assuming Office Statements for Previously Designated Employees. • 18735.5 Filing Dates for Assuming Office, Annual, or Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests for Multi-Agency Filers of Joint Powers Insurance Agencies. • 18740 Privileged Information: Statements of Economic Interests. • 18753 Statements of Economic Interests; Where to File. • 18754 Statements of Economic Interests (Members of Boards or Commissions of Newly Created Agencies); When and Where to File. • 18755 Statements of Economic Interests: Person or Persons at an Institution of Higher Education with Principal Responsibility for a Research Project. • 18946 Reporting and Valuation of Gifts. • 18946.1 Reporting and Valuation of Gifts: Passes and Tickets. • 18946.2 Reporting and Valuation of Gifts: Testimonial Dinners and Events, Invitation-Only Events, and Ceremonial Functions. • 18946.3 Reporting and Valuation of Gifts: Wedding Gifts • 18946.4 Reporting and Valuation of Gifts: Tickets to Nonprofit and Political Fundraisers. • 18946.5 Prizes and Awards From Bona Fide Competitions. • 18950.1 Gifts of Travel: Exceptions. • 18950.3 Travel in Connection With Speeches, Panels, and Seminars: Exception for All Filers. • 18950.4 Payments for Travel in Connection with Campaign Activities.