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HomeGovernment CodeCh. 7Art. 2§ 87202 Financial Disclosure For Officials

§ 87202 Financial Disclosure For Officials

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§ 87202 Financial Disclosure For Officials

Key Takeaways

  • •If you get elected or appointed to a certain government job, you have to tell everyone about your money, property, and investments within 30 days of starting the job.
  • •If you're appointed and need to be confirmed by a special group, you only have 10 days to share this info.
  • •You don’t have to do this if you already shared this info for the same job in the last 60 days.
  • •If you start your job in December or January, you follow a different rule and share info starting from when you decided to run for office.

Example

Jane gets elected as a city mayor and starts her job on February 1st.

Jane has to tell the government about all her investments, property she owns, and money she made in the last year. She must do this within 30 days of starting her job (by March 3rd). If she doesn’t, she could get in trouble.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 87202 Financial Disclosure For Officials

(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) 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) 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) The period covered for reporting income shall begin 12 months prior to the date the person assumed office. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 199. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

statementreal estatecommissionpropertyportconfirmationjudicial appointmentsstate senate

Related Statutes

  • § 87206 Investment And Property Disclosure
  • § 87206.5 Leasehold Interest Disclosure Requirements
  • § 87208 Disclosure Reference For Investments
  • § 8586.7 Wildfire Threat Intelligence Center
  • § 87200 Public Official Investment Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 87202.
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