(1) The following forms and instructions are incorporated by reference and are used by the Commission in its dealings with the public:

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 34-7.010

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
    (a) Form 2, Quarterly Client Disclosure. These are the fields of information required to be utilized by elected constitutional officers, state officers, local officers, and specified employees for compliance with Florida Statutes § 112.3145(6), as set forth by instructions available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15821. Revised 1/2024.
    (b) Form 50, Complaint. To be utilized by persons wishing to file a complaint against any public officer, public employee or candidate for public office alleging a violation of any provision of Part III, Florida Statutes Chapter 112 or to be utilized by persons wishing to file a complaint which alleges any other breach of public trust on the part of a public officer or employee who is not within the jurisdiction of the Judicial Qualifications Commission. http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07735. Revised 12/2016.
    (c) Form 3A, Statement of Interest in Competitive Bid for Public Business. To be utilized by persons wishing to do business with their agency or to have employment or a contractual relationship with a business entity doing business with their agency, provided that the business is awarded under a system of sealed, competitive bidding, under Section 112.313(12)(b), F.S. Effective 1/2007.
    (d) Form 4A, Disclosure of Business Transaction, Relationship, or Interest. To be utilized by advisory board members who wish to have certain conflicts of interest waived by their appointing authority as provided in Florida Statutes § 112.313(12); to be utilized by persons wishing to do business with their agency, or to have employment or a contractual relationship with a business entity doing business with their agency, where the business entity involved is the only source of supply within the political subdivision, under Section 112.313(12)(e), F.S.
    (e) Form 8A, Memorandum of Voting Conflict for State Officers. To be utilized by public officers serving at the State level of government for compliance with Florida Statutes § 112.3143 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03278. Effective 11/2013.
    (f) Form 8B, Memorandum of Voting Conflict for County, Municipal, and Other Local Public Officers. To be utilized by public officers serving at local levels of government for compliance with Florida Statutes § 112.3143 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03279. Effective 1/2013.
    (g) Form 9, Quarterly Gift Disclosure. To be utilized by persons who are required to file Form 1 or Form 6 and by State procurement employees for compliance with the quarterly gift disclosure requirements of Florida Statutes § 112.3148(8) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07113. Revised 6/2016.
    (h) Form 10, Annual Disclosure of Gifts from Governmental Entities and Direct Support Organizations and Honorarium Event Related Expenses. To be utilized by persons who are required to file Form 1 or Form 6 and by State procurement employees for compliance with the gift disclosure requirements of Florida Statutes § 112.3148(6), and the honorarium disclosure requirements of Florida Statutes § 112.3149(6) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06093. Revised 10/2015.
    (i) Form 30, Donor‘s Quarterly Gift Disclosure. To be utilized by political committees, lobbyists (persons who for compensation sought to influence the governmental decisionmaking, proposal, or recommendation of an agency), and the partners, firms, principals, and employers of lobbyists for compliance with the gift disclosure requirements of Florida Statutes § 112.3148(5) https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07114. Revised 6/2016.
    (2) Any of the above forms and instructions may be obtained without cost upon request to the Florida Commission on Ethics, Post Office Drawer 15709, Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5709 and may also be downloaded from the Commission’s website: www.ethics.state.fl.us.
Rulemaking Authority Art. II, Section 8(i), Fla. Const., 112.3144, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.3215(14), 112.322(9) FS. Law Implemented Art. II, Section 8(a), (f), (h), Fla. Const., 112.313(9), (12), 112.31425, 112.3143, 112.3144, 112.31446, 112.3145, 112.3148, 112.31485, 112.3149, 112.3215 FS. History-New 4-11-76, Formerly 34-7.10-7.22, 8.10, Amended 2-23-77, 4-7-77, 5-17-77, 10-20-77, 2-25-79, 1-29-80, 4-29-81, 1-12-82, 3-25-82, 2-21-83, Formerly 34-7.10, Amended 7-10-88, 3-4-91, 10-6-91, 10-29-91, 12-22-91, 7-5-92, 10-15-92, 12-6-92, 11-10-93, 12-27-93, 11-21-94, 2-16-95, 12-26-95, 1-27-97, 1-1-98, 1-1-99, 1-1-00, 12-4-00, 12-21-00, 10-14-01, 11-22-01, 1-1-02, 1-1-03, 1-1-04, 1-1-05, 1-1-06, 6-15-06, 1-1-07, 1-1-10, 8-18-10, 1-1-11, 1-19-11, 11-4-13, 1-1-15, 11-24-15, 7-5-16, 1-9-17, 1-9-20, 4-8-21, 1-1-24.