Commission Regulations

The purpose of these regulations is to establish the procedures and conditions for approval and acceptance of Honoraria by specified New York State officials and employees.

Regulation on acceptance of payments related to attendance and participation in private activities as part of the official duties of State employees. 

Regulation on the approval process for State officers and employees designated as policy makers to pursue outside employment or memberships in boards and other related activities other than their full time State employment.  

Gift Regulations for Public Officers subject to Public Officers Law § 73. 

Gift regulations for lobbyists and their clients.

Procedure for requesting an exemption from filing a Financial Disclosure Statement ("FDS").  FDS filers designated as policy-makers are unable to request an exemption from filing. (Effective 6/6/18.)

Procedure for requesting an extension of time for filing a Financial Disclosure Statement.  (Effective 6/6/18.)

Amendments to Part 937

Current Part 937 is repealed and replaced with new part 937 titled Publicly Available Information and Documents and Records Access Requests. This proposed rulemaking sets forth the Commission’s procedures for requesting records and the availability of other information and documents. This regulation became effective on an emergency basis on March 28, 2023 and will be published as a Notice of Emergency Adoption and Proposed Rulemaking in the State Register on April 12, 2023  with the public comment period ending June, 11, 2023.

These regulations provide information concerning the procedures by which records of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics ("Commission") shall be available for public inspection and copying. Pursuant to Executive Law section 94(19)(a) the only records of the Commission which shall be available for public inspection and copying. (Effective 11/3/2021) 

Repealed on 3/28/23 by emergency adoption of Part 937

Procedures for Lobbyists who lobby on their own behalf and clients to disclose each source of funding over $2,500, as applicable.

Public Service Announcements with Covered Officials: Permissible and proper usage.  

Amendments to Part 941 - Adjudicatory Proceedings and Appeals Procedures

Part 941 is amended to conform the regulations governing the investigative and enforcement adjudicatory process to the new Section 94 of the Executive Law, as established by the Ethics Commission Reform Act of 2022.  Revisions were made to this proposed regulation during the Commission meeting held on April 25, 2023.  This revised rulemaking became effective on an emergency basis on April 25, 2023 and was published in the State Register as a Revised Rulemaking/Emergency Adoption on May 10, 2023 with a public comment period ending on June 24, 2023.

The regulations provide guidance and procedures regarding the conduct of adjudicatory proceedings and appeals for matters arising under the Commission’s jurisdiction.

Procedures for the Commission to receive and determine requests for exemption from the duty to publicly disclose client information in response to certain questions on the Financial Disclosure Statement. (Effective 6/6/18.)

Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations.  

Permanently adopted on 4/12/2023.