HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-654 GershmanHoward Gershman
Lesser & Kaplin
Suite 301, Blue Bell West
P.O. Box 72
655 Skippack Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Dear Mr. Gershman:
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STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
May 30, 1980
ADVICE OF COMMISSION
AUL J.
Chairman
Advice #80 -654
On March 25, 1980, you asked about the financial disclosure
requirements of solicitors.
Commonwealth Court has enjoined us from requiring Financial
Interest Statements from second class township, borough, certain
school district, and coroner's solicitors. The Commission has
extended these actions and is not requiring solicitors of any
governmental body to file Financial Interest Statements until
those cases have been resolved. One of the issues in those cases
is the disclosure requirment.
We will notify interested parties as soon as the Court has
reached a decision.
Pursuant to Section 7(9)(ii), this advice is a complete
defense in any enforcement proceeding initiated by the Commission,
and evidence of good faith conduct in any other civil or criminal
proceeding, providing the requestor has diclosed truthfully all
the material facts and committed the acts complained of in reliance
on the advice given.
You may appeal this advice to the full Commission.
This letter is a public record and will be available as such.