5702 FILING AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS

5702.1 The FDS shall be deemed timely filed in person or by first class mail if received in the office of the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (Board) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 15th of each year for the prior calendar year in which the public official served.

5702.2 The FDS may be filed electronically no later than 12:00 midnight on the filing deadline. Electronic filers shall submit their FDS with an electronic signature.

5702.3 A public official shall submit an amended FDS thirty (30) days after changes in any information represented on the FDS.

5702.4 A public official may request the Director, in writing, for an extension of up to thirty (30) days in which to submit the FDS.

5702.5 The Director may extend the period of time for submission of the FDS by a public official, for good cause shown.

5702.6 The Ethics Board shall publish, in the District of Columbia Register, before June 15th of each year, the name of each public official who has:

(a) Filed a report under this section;

(b) Sought and received an extension of the deadline filing requirement and the reason for the extension; and

(c) Not filed a report and the reason for not filing, if known.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 2852 (March 8, 2013).