Deadline nears for financial disclosure filing

This is to remind all Commonwealth public officials and/or employees who are required to file a statement of financial interest for calendar year 2021 under the Government Ethics Code Act of 1992 (1 CMC §8501, et seq.) that the deadline for filing a verified statement of financial interests is May 1, 2022. Any person failing to comply with the financial disclosure requirements is subject to penalties as set forth in 1 CMC §8517 through §8522 and 1 CMC §8571 through §8576, including a $10 per day penalty for periods of delinquency.

For more information, contact the Office of the Public Auditor at 322-6481/2, fax at 322-7812, or email: mail@opacnmi.com. You may also visit OPA’s web site at www.opacnmi.com for information about filing requirements. (PR)