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2015 Op. N.J. Att'y Gen. 1 (2015)

handle is hein.sag/sagnj2015 and id is 1 raw text is: State of Jersey CHRIS CIRISTIE OFFICE OF THE A'mrORNEY GENERAL.L JOHN J. HOFFMAN Governor DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Acting Attorney General DIVISION OF LAW KIM GUADAGNO 25 M r S i JEFFREY S JACOBSON Lt. Governor PO Box 112 Director TRENtoN. Nj 08625-0112 May 14, 2015 Susana E. Guerrero, Esq. Executive Director State Ethics Commission 28 W. State Street Room 1407 P.O. Box 082 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0082 Formal Opinion No. 1-2015 Re: Gifts requiring disclosure under Executive Order 24 Dear Ms. Guerrero, You have requested guidance concerning the scope and definition of gifts that require disclosure on the financial disclosure statement (FDS) mandated for certain employees by Governor Christie's Executive Order 24 (Gov. Christie, Apr. 27, 2010) (E024). Because both the Executive Order and the FDS identify gifts and other gratuities as a component of income, it is reasonable to conclude that the Executive Order requires disclosure on the FDS of gifts and others gratuities that constitute income. This limitation established by the language and structure of the Executive Order renders non-income gifts that employees might receive from friends or family outside of the disclosure requirements established by EO24. The duty of designated public employees to disclose personal financial interests is entirely a function of executive order. The State Ethics Commission has not promulgated any HUGEis JuSTICvE COMPiX •TELEPHONE: (609) 984.9498 - FAx: (609) 292-0690 New dersey IS An Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on Recycled Paper and Reeyclable

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