Understanding Perk Issues, Including Compensation, Use of Public Resources and Gifts

This piece explains California ethics laws relating to public officials and personal advantages and perks.

Designed for local officials, it covers issues such as:

Compensation Issues
Reimbursement of Expenses
Restrictions on the Use of Public Resources
Restrictions on Gifts to Public Officials
Restrictions on the Use of Campaign Funds

This piece is chapter three of a more extensive publication (Understanding the Basics of Public Service Ethics) that explains all California ethics laws.

Understanding the Basics of Perk Issues, Including Compensation, Use of Public Resources and Gifts

Gifts: When Someone Does Something Nice For You

In general, the public is skeptical about people trying to curry favor with public officials through gift-giving.

Gift Resource Center Updated to 2017-2018 Limits

Understanding California's Gift Rules for Public Officials

FPPC Mobile App for Tracking Gifts

The FPPC has produced a smartphone app for those required to file form 700.

Gifts to Public Officials

This handy, four-page excerpt from ILG’s, Understanding the Basics of Public Service Ethics Laws, is a plain language discussion of issues related to…