(a) Each registrant shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts and other documents necessary to substantiate the financial reports required by section 1-96 for a period of three years from the date of the filing of the report referring to such financial matters, provided this section shall apply to each expenditure for the benefit of a public official of ten dollars or more and all other expenditures of fifty dollars or more.
(b) The Office of State Ethics may require, on a random basis, any registrant to make all such documents substantiating financial reports concerning lobbying activities on and after October 1, 1991, available for inspection and copying by the Office of State Ethics for the purpose of verifying such financial reports, provided no registrant shall be subject to such requirement more than one time during any three consecutive years. The Office of State Ethics shall select registrants to be audited by lot in a ceremony which shall be open to the public. Nothing in this subsection shall require a registrant to make any documents concerning nonlobbying activities available to the Office of State Ethics for inspection and copying.
(P.A. 79-615, S. 7, 10; P.A. 81-339, S. 5, 7; P.A. 82-423, S. 4, 8; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1, S. 13; P.A. 92-149, S. 4, 12; P.A. 05-183, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 81-339 increased amount of expenditures for which receipts must be kept from $25 to $35 or more; P.A. 82-423 increased amount from $35 to $50; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-1 added Subsec. (b) re commission authority to require registrant to make documents available for inspection and copying; P.A. 92-149 amended Subsec. (a) to specify applicability to expenditures for benefit of public official of $10 or more; P.A. 05-183 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “commission” with “Office of State Ethics” throughout the subsection, effective July 1, 2005.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 1 - Provisions of General Application
Section 1-79a. - Calculation of dollar limit on gifts.
Section 1-80a. - Statements filed with commission. Restrictions on use.
Section 1-80e. - Designation of judge trial referees.
Section 1-81a. - Recommended appropriations. Allotments.
Section 1-81b. - Summary of ethics laws re bidders, proposers and state contractors.
Section 1-81c. - Mandatory ethics training for public officials. Frequency. Exception.
Section 1-82b. - Continuation of certain probable cause hearings.
Section 1-84a. - Disclosure or use of confidential information by former official or employee.
Section 1-84b. - Certain activities restricted after leaving public office or employment.
Section 1-85. (Formerly Sec. 1-68). - Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.
Section 1-86e. - Consultants, independent contractors and their employees. Prohibited activities.
Section 1-87. - Aggrieved persons. Appeals.
Section 1-89a. - Conferences on ethical issues.
Section 1-90. - Commission to review oath of office for members of General Assembly.
Section 1-92. - Duties of board and Office of State Ethics. Regulations. Advisory opinions.
Section 1-94. - Lobbyist registration with the Office of State Ethics.
Section 1-95. - Registration procedure. Fees.
Section 1-96. - Financial reports of registrants. Requirements.
Section 1-96a. - Maintenance of substantiating documents. Random audits of registrants.
Section 1-96b. - Filing of registrants' financial reports in electronic form.
Section 1-96c. - Public access to computerized data from financial reports.
Section 1-96d. - Statement whether expenditures for legislative reception are reportable.
Section 1-96e. - Statements of necessary expenses paid or reimbursed by registrants.
Section 1-98. - Appeal from board decision.
Section 1-99. - Authority of board after finding violation.
Section 1-100. - Violations; penalties.
Section 1-101. - Lobbyists to wear badges. Regulations.
Section 1-101bb. - Quasi-public agencies and state agencies prohibited from retaining lobbyists.
Section 1-101mm. - Definitions.
Section 1-101rr. - State agency ethics compliance officers. Duties. Liaisons.