SEC. 1.540. ELECTRONIC FILING OF STATEMENTS AND REPORTS.
§ 1.540
Campaign consultants must file electronic copies of required statements and reports by the same deadline as the originals, unless the Ethics Commission waives the requirement. The Ethics Commission must adopt detailed regulations and format specifications at least 90–120 days in advance, and can impose daily fines of $10 per day for late electronic filings, though it may reduce or waive penalties in non-willful cases.
When campaign consultants have to turn in official reports, the city's Ethics Commission can require them to submit electronic copies by the same due date. Before making this requirement, the Ethics Commission must publish clear rules and instructions at least 90 days ahead. If a consultant files their electronic copy late, they can be fined $10 for each day it's overdue, but the Ethics Commission can reduce or cancel the fine if the delay wasn't intentional. Any fines collected go into the city's general fund.
- Could be simpler:The section contains a typo ('FILLING' instead of 'FILING') in subsection (a), and the nested structure with parallel 90- and 120-day lead-time requirements could be streamlined for clarity.
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Official text
(a) ELECTRONIC FILLING REQUIRED. Whenever campaign consultants are required by this Chapter to file an original statement or report, the Ethics Commission may require the consultants to file an electronic copy of the statement or report. The electronic copy shall be due no later than the deadline imposed by this Chapter for filing the original statement or report.
(b) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
(i) Pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 15.102, the Ethics Commission shall adopt regulations specifying the electronic filing requirements applicable to campaign consultants. The Ethics Commission shall adopt these regulations no fewer than 120 days before the electronic filing requirements are effective.
(ii) The Ethics Commission shall prescribe the format for electronic copies of statements and reports no fewer than 90 days before the statements and reports are due to be filed.
(c) PENALTIES. If any campaign consultant files an electronic copy of a statement or report after the deadline imposed by this Section, the Ethics Commission shall, in addition to any other penalties or remedies established in this Chapter, fine the campaign consultant $10 per day after the deadline until the electronic copy is received by the Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission may reduce or waive a fine if the Commission determines that the late filing was not willful and that enforcement will not further the purposes of this Chapter. The Ethics Commission shall deposit funds collected under this Section in the General Fund of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 223-00, File No. 000742, App. 9/29/2000)