{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-145.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 145.005","heading":"FORM OF STATEMENT.","body":"(a) The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall require that the form designed by the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 572, Government Code, be used for filing the financial statement.\n(b) The clerk or secretary shall deliver at least one copy of the form to each municipal officer or person who is appointed to a municipal office who is required to file under this chapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.030(c)(1), Government Code. The clerk or secretary shall deliver a copy of the form to each candidate for a municipal office filled by election who is required to file under this chapter not later than the 10th day before the deadline for filing the statement under Section 145.004(c). The clerk or secretary may choose one or more methods to deliver the form.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 1246), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 145. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.145.htm#145.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b9ed407147780c44e14b323e502e6c8de0bbd8b59c6cbf592aa857e44d004d40","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-145.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-145.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}