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[TITLE 63. Table of Contents]
63-96-101 Title.
This chapter shall be known as "Elected Officials' Funds."
1998
63-96-102 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following:
(i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to a fund;
(ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to a fund; or
(iii) any transfer of funds from another elected official or surrogate to the filing elected official's or surrogate's fund.
(b) "Contribution" does not include money lent to the elected official or surrogate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of business.
(2) "Disbursement" means monies, transfers, or other withdrawals from a fund for any purpose.
(3) "Elected official" means each person elected to a state office, county office, municipal office, school board or school district office, or special district office, but does not include judges standing for retention election.
(4) (a) "Fund" means any sum of money or other resources, however titled or described, that is segregated, designated, or set aside for the use or benefit of an elected official.
(b) "Fund" does not mean:
(i) an elected official's or surrogate's private money or public money; or
(ii) campaign funds or accounts established by candidates under the authority of Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 2, State Office Candidates - Campaign Organization and Financial Reporting Requirements, Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 3, Candidates for Legislative Office - Campaign Organization and Financial Reporting Requirements, and Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 4, Officeholder Financial Reporting Requirement.
(5) "Private money" means personal monies used to pay normal expenses for which an elected official or surrogate is personally liable for state and federal taxes.
(6) "Public money" means monies controlled by an elected official or surrogate in their public capacity that are accounted for by a governmental entity.
(7) "Surrogate" means any committee, party, organization,
or other person or group who holds or maintains a fund for
the benefit of an elected official.
1998
63-96-103 Reporting of funds - Reports are public records.
(1) (a) By January 5 of each year, each state elected official who has a fund, each multicounty elected official who has a fund, each surrogate for a state elected official who has a fund for a state elected official, and each surrogate for a multicounty elected official who has a fund for a multicounty elected official shall file a funds report containing the information required by this section with the lieutenant governor.
(b) By January 5 of each year, each local elected official who has a fund and each surrogate for a local elected official who has a fund for a local elected official shall file a funds report containing the information required by this section with the county clerk of the county in which the local elected official exercises his official duties.
(2) Each report shall contain:
(a) the dollar value of the fund as of December 31 of the previous year;
(b) an itemized list of disbursements from the fund during the previous calendar year identifying:
(i) the date of each disbursement;
(ii) the name and address of each person or entity to whom a disbursement was made; and
(iii) the purpose of each disbursement; and
(c) an itemized list of contributions to the fund during the previous calendar year, identifying:
(i) the date of each contribution; and
(ii) the name and address of each person or entity from whom a contribution was received.
(3) Reports filed under this section are classified as
public records for purposes of disclosure under Title 63,
Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
1999
