Professional Report

Fees and Penalties

Disclosure statements must be accompanied by a filing fee based on the position for which the person is filing.

State elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 95.00

State Board of Education member or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 35.00

County elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 60.00

City elected office holder or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 35.00

School district board of education member or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 30.00

ESC governing board member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 30.00

School district or ESC superintendent, treasurer, or business manager . . .

$ 30.00

All other filers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60.00 Filing fees can be paid by check or money order made payable to the Ohio Ethics Commission. Most filers are responsible for paying their own filing fees. However, the law requires that state agencies must pay the filing fees for the employees who serve the agencies.

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Late Filings

The Ethics Law requires that each financial disclosure filer should file his or her statement on or before the applicable filing deadline. There are penalties, including late fees and possible fourth-degree misdemeanor criminal charges, for any filers who fail to file their statements on time.