Public Official Disclosure Act

Codex Memorial Garden Laws of the East Pacific The Concordat and Laws of The East Pacific
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Notice of Amendment

Due to the passage of [A-2026-36] HOGS Amendment Omnibus on 2026-07-02T13:45:00Z and subsequent sign-off, the following amendments are made with immediate effect.

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Section I. CITATION

  1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Public Official Disclosure Act.”

Section II. DEFINITIONS

  1. “Public Officials” include:
    …1. The DelegateArchon; and
    …2. All Magisters, Arbiters, Viziers, Ministers, Deputy Ministers; and
    …3. Any other position designed to be a Public Official in legislation or Executive Orders.

  2. “Positions of Interest” include:
    …1. All governmental positions currently held in other regions; and
    …2. All governmental positions held within the last twelve (12) months in other regions; and
    …3. All citizenship in other regions; and
    …4. All leadership or membership in cross-regional organisations; and
    …5. All foreign titles received.

  3. “Conflicts of Interest” are any situation in which a Public Official’s impartiality may be called into question due to a Position of Interest.

  4. “Exception Approvers” are the DelegateArchon, the Provost of the Magisterium, the Grand VizierDelegate of the Praesidium, and the Viceroy of the Conclave.

  5. “Compliance Officers” include the Eastern Pacific Police Service and any Vizier who choses to act as a Compliance Officer.

Section III. PROVISIONS

  1. All Public Officials are required to create a public disclosure form in the Public Disclosure Forms subforum. This form must disclose any aliases or Positions of Interest.

  2. All Public Officials must comply with these provisions within seven (7) days of:
    …1. Applying for, taking, or accepting their position(s); or
    …2. Any change to their positions, aliases, or Positions of Interest.

  3. Compliance Officers are charged with creating, maintaining, and pinning a standardised template for all public disclosure forms. This template must include a way of clearly identifying current aliases and positions of interest.

Section IV. EXCEPTIONS

  1. Relationships that are unrelated to governmental associations do not have to be disclosed.

  2. An alias or a Position of Interest may be withheld if approval is obtained from at least two (2) Exception Approvers.
    …1. To obtain approval, the Public Official must disclose the alias or Position of Interest being withheld to every Exception Approver.
    …2. If approval is obtained, the Public Official must notify every Exception Approver of who has provided the approval, and the Public Official must insert the statement, “ADDITIONAL POSTIONS OR ALIASES HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED BY THE AUTHORITY OF [INSERT APPROVING EXCEPTION APPROVERS]”, into their public disclosure form.

  3. Exception Approvers must hold all disclosures made to them under this section of the Act in the strictest of confidence, regardless of whether they provide approval.

Section V. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE

  1. Compliance Officers are charged with monitoring compliance with this Act.

  2. If a Public Official appears to be out of compliance with this Act, a Compliance Officer will contact one of their valid Citizenship nations.
    …1. This notification must be done via telegram; and
    …2. May additionally be done through other private communication methods if the Public Official can reliably receive the notice.
    …3. The Public Official will have seven (7) days from the date they were given notice to apply for an exemption or to comply with this Act.

  3. Failure to comply with this Act may result in a trial before the Conclave for an indictable offence. Sentencing should not exceed banishment for one year from The East Pacific.