NRS281.559. Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers; exceptions; date on which statement deemed filed; access through secure website; regulations.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 281.572, if a public officer who was appointed to the office for which the public officer is serving is entitled to receive annual compensation of $6,000 or more for serving in that office or if the public officer was appointed to the office of Legislator, the public officer shall file electronically with the Secretary of State a statement of financial disclosure, as follows:

      (a) A public officer appointed to fill the unexpired term of an elected or appointed public officer shall file a statement of financial disclosure within 30 days after the public officer’s appointment.

      (b) Each public officer appointed to fill an office shall file a statement of financial disclosure on or before January 15 of:

             (1) Each year of the term, including the year in which the public officer leaves office; and

             (2) The year immediately following the year in which the public officer leaves office, unless the public officer leaves office before January 15 in the prior year.

Ê The statement must disclose the required information for the full calendar year immediately preceding the date of filing.

      2.  If a person is serving in a public office for which the person is required to file a statement pursuant to subsection 1, the person may use the statement the person files for that initial office to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 for every other public office to which the person is appointed and in which the person is also serving.

      3.  A judicial officer who is appointed to fill the unexpired term of a predecessor or to fill a newly created judgeship shall file a statement of financial disclosure pursuant to the requirements of Canon 4I of the Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct. Such a statement of financial disclosure must include, without limitation, all information required to be included in a statement of financial disclosure pursuant to NRS 281.571.

      4.  A statement of financial disclosure shall be deemed to be filed on the date that it was received by the Secretary of State.

      5.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.572, the Secretary of State shall provide access through a secure website to the statement of financial disclosure to each person who is required to file the statement with the Secretary of State pursuant to this section.

      6.  The Secretary of State may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 3018; A 2007, 2737; 2011, 1728, 3307)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.600)