Rule 3.15 Reporting Requirements

(a) A judge shall publicly report the amount or value of:

(1) compensation of $1000 or more received for extrajudicial activities as permitted by Rule 3.12; and

(2) gifts and other things of value as permitted by Rule 3.13(c).

(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 $200.00.

(b) When public reporting is required by Rule 3.15(a), a judge shall report the date, place, and nature of the activity for which the judge received any compensation and 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 Rule 3.15(a) shall be made annually.

(d) Reports made in compliance with this Rule shall be filed as public documents in the supreme court clerk’s office.

Code Comparison

The Hawaiʻi Revised Code of Judicial Conduct modifies ABA Model Code Rule 3.15 by harmonizing its provisions with the Hawaiʻi financial disclosure rule.