Rule 3.15. Reporting Requirements

Reporting Requirements (a) A judge shall publicly report the amount or value of: (1) compensation received for extrajudicial activities as permitted by Rule 3.12; (2) gifts and other things of value as permitted by Rule 3.13 (c), unless the value of such items, alone or in the aggregate with other items received from the same source in the same calendar year, does not exceed $250; and (3) reimbursement of expenses and waiver of fees or charges permitted by Rule 3.14 (a), unless the amount of reimbursement or waiver, alone or in the aggregate with other reimbursements or waivers received from the same source in the same calendar year, does not exceed $250. (b) When public reporting is required by subsection (a), a judge shall report the date, place, and nature of the activity for which the judge received any compensation; the description of any gift, loan, bequest, benefit, or other thing of value accepted; and the source of reimbursement of expenses or waiver or partial waiver of fees or charges. (c) The public report required by subsection (a) shall be made at least annually, except that for reimbursement of expenses and waiver or partial waiver of fees or charges, the report shall be made within thirty days following the conclusion of the event or program. (d) Reports made in compliance with this Rule shall be filed as public documents in the Office of the Chief Court Administrator or other office designated by law. (Effective Jan. 1, 2011.) Canon 4. A Judge Shall Not Engage in Political or Campaign Activity that Is Inconsistent with the Independence, Integrity, or Impartiality of the Judiciary.