Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

65 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101 (2026)

 Short title of chapter.

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CHAPTER 11

ETHICS STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Sec.

1101.  Short title of chapter.

1101.1. Purpose.

1102.  Definitions.

1103.  Restricted activities.

1104.  Statement of financial interests required to be filed.

1105.  Statement of financial interests.

1106.  State Ethics Commission.

1107.  Powers and duties of commission.

1108.  Investigations by commission.

1109.  Penalties.

1110.  Wrongful use of chapter.

1111.  Supplemental provisions.

1112.  Conflict of law.

1113.  Severability.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 11 was added October 15, 1998, P.L.729, No.93, effective in 60 days.

2016 Partial Repeal.  Section 8(3) of Act 132 of 2012 provided that Chapter 11 is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with Act 132. Section 8(3) of Act 132 of 2012 was added June 13, 2016, P.L.334, No.41.

Special Provisions in Appendix.  See sections 2(c) and (d) and 5 of Act 93 of 1998 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of members of State Ethics Commission, continuation of appropriations and codification of existing law.

Cross References.  Chapter 11 is referred to in sections 13A05, 13A09 of this title; section 1201.1 of Title 4 (Amusements); sections 10A05, 1404 of  Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns); sections 11208, 11912 of Title 11 (Cities); section 1506 of Title 12 (Commerce and Trade); sections 15106, 17163, 17316, 17346 of Title 16 (Counties); section 9537 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses); section 9302 of Title 40 (Insurance); section 5508.3 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally); sections 1511, 6017, 6111 of Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations); section 2115 of Title 68 (Real and Personal Property); section 5958 of Title 71 (State Government); section 5108 of Title 73 (Townships); sections 8205, 9103 of Title 74 (Transportation).

§ 1101.  Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: In Re Nomination Petition of Carroll, 896 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2006).
In Re Nomination Petition of Carroll, 896 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 6× “Carroll contemporaneously filed a Statement of Financial Interests, as required by Section 1104(b) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act" or "Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq.: (1) Any candidate for a State-level public office shall file a statement of…”
In Re Nomination of Paulmier, 937 A.2d 364 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 4× “This opinion now follows, to clarify the issue of compliance on a statement of financial interests under Section 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa. C.S. § 1101, et seq. Paulmier filed a timely nomination petition to enter the race for Philadelphia City…”
Nutter v. Dougherty, 938 A.2d 401 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “170, § 2, as amended, 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101, et seq. (Ethics Act), which was enacted on the same day as the 1978 revisions to the Election Code, provides precisely such an express delegation.”
Rendell v. Pennsylvania State Ethics Comm'n, 983 A.2d 708 (Pa. 2009). “See 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101— 1113. Under the Ethics Act, state officials like Appellees may obtain an advisory opinion from the Ethics Commission.”
In Re Nomination Petition of Littlepage, 909 A.2d 1235 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “[1] In our May 5 order, we specified that an opinion would follow to explain why the lower court properly struck Candidate's nomination petition based upon deficiencies contained in his timely filed Statement of Financial Interest (Financial Statement), which was filed pursuant…”
M. Mazur v. J. Cuthbert, 186 A.3d 490 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “) More specifically, Mazur alleged that Commonwealth employees had a duty under the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101 - 1113, to "display honesty and integrity in the performance of their duties.”
Dep't of the Auditor Gen. v. State Employees' Ret. Sys., 836 A.2d 1053 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003). “Because there is no allegation that the Auditor General violated the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 — 1113, which governs public official conflicts of interest in the performance of their duties, nor an allegation that he violated the Pennsylvania…”
Reuther v. Del. Cnty. Bureau of Elections, 205 A.3d 302 (Pa. 2019). “1 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101 -13. 2 65 P.S. §§ 67.101 -67.”
Samuel v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 814 A.2d 274 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “2d 910 (2000) (this Court concluded that a provision of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101— 1113, that prohibited any former employee from representing a person on any matter before the governmental body for one year after leaving that body did not…”
Reading Sch. Dist. v. I-Lead Charter Sch., 206 A.3d 27 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019). “65 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101 -1113. "In Pennsylvania, a highly[-]qualified teacher .”
M. Renner v. The Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh Cnty., 195 A.3d 1070 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “An 'employer' under the Whistleblower Law is defined as a 'public body' or an individual, partnership, association or corporation that receives money from a public body to perform work or provide services to a public body.”
Ricci v. Matthews, 12 A.3d 287 (Pa. 2011). “The issue, rephrased for clarity, is: Does the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101, et seq., expressly grant County Commissioners in Second Class A Counties the right to exercise limited supervisory authority over employees of Row Offices for purposes of…”
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