12-25-27. Definitions.

Terms as used in this chapter mean:

(1)    "Any member of the individual's immediate family," a spouse or minor children living at home;

(2)    "Close economic interest," any enterprise that, in the calendar year preceding the filing of any statement of financial interest under this chapter, contributes more than ten percent of or more than two thousand dollars to the gross income of the family, including the individual required to file the statement and any member of the individual's immediate family. The term also includes any enterprise in which the individual or any member of the individual's immediate family controls more than ten percent of the capital or stock;

(3)    "Enterprise," any business or economic relationship;

(4)    "Statement of financial interest," a description of the type of financial activity and the nature of the association with any enterprise as defined in this section.

Source: SL 1974, ch 121, § 1; SL 2017, ch 23, § 6.

12-25-28. Statements by candidates for state or federal office subject to primary--Violation as petty offense or misdemeanor.

Any candidate for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, Governor, circuit court judge, or the Legislature shall file a statement of financial interest with the secretary of state not more than fifteen days after filing the candidate's nominating petitions. Any Supreme Court justice shall file a statement of financial interest with the secretary of state not more than fifteen days following notice to the secretary of state of the justice's intention to place the justice's name on the retention ballot. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Any intentional violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1974, ch 121, § 2; SL 1975, ch 125, § 22; SL 1979, ch 108, § 5; SL 1982, ch 86, § 107; SL 1984, ch 113; SL 2017, ch 23, § 3.

12-25-29. Statements by convention nominees for state office--Violation as petty offense or misdemeanor.

Any candidate for lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, public utilities commissioner, or commissioner of school and public lands shall file a statement of financial interest with the secretary of state not more than fifteen days after the candidate's nomination is certified. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Any intentional violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1974, ch 121, § 3; SL 1975, ch 125, § 23; SL 1979, ch 108, § 6; SL 1982, ch 86, § 108; SL 2017, ch 23, § 4.

12-25-29.1. Statements by convention nominees of party with alternative political status--Violation as petty offense or misdemeanor.

Any candidate for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, public utilities commissioner, commissioner of school and public lands, or state legislator who has been nominated at the convention of a party with alternative political status shall file a statement of financial interest with the secretary of state not more than fifteen days after the candidate's nomination is certified. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Any intentional violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2019, ch 73, § 4.

12-25-30. Statements by candidates for local office--Violation as petty offense or misdemeanor.

Any candidate for county commissioner, school board member in a school district with a total enrollment of more than two thousand students, or commissioner, council member, or mayor in any first class municipality, shall file a statement of financial interest with the office at which the candidate's nominating petitions are filed not more than fifteen days after filing the candidate's nominating petitions or, if otherwise nominated, not more than fifteen days after the candidate's nomination is certified. Any violation of this section is a petty offense. An intentional violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1974, ch 121, § 4; SL 1977, ch 68, § 12; SL 1982, ch 86, § 109; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1995, ch 85; SL 2017, ch 23, § 5.

12-25-31. Forms for financial statements--Value not required--Verification--Open to public.

The secretary of state shall prescribe and provide forms for the reporting of close economic interest. The value of a close economic interest need not be reported. Each individual filing a statement of financial interest shall subscribe to an oath or affirmation verifying the contents of such statement. All statements of financial interest shall be open to public inspection, except pursuant to § 12-25-31.1.

Source: SL 1974, ch 121, §§ 8 to 10; SL 1975, ch 125, § 24; SL 1979, ch 108, § 7; SL 2022, ch 11, § 6, eff. Feb. 14, 2022.

12-25-31.1. Certain personally identifiable information of judicial officers excluded from public record.

Any personally identifiable information contained in a statement of financial interest filed pursuant to this chapter by a candidate for circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice subject to a retention election is not open to public inspection. For purposes of this section, the term, personally identifiable information, means any home address, home or personal telephone number, or personal email address. The county of residence for the candidate for the office of judge or justice subject to a retention election is a public record.

Source: SL 2022, ch 11, § 7, eff. Feb. 14, 2022.