29 Del. C. § 5813(a) requires all Public Officers to submit a Financial Disclosure form with PIC. Public Officer is defined in 29 Del. C. § 5812. The purpose of the law is to allow the public to review the financial interests held by the State’s decision-makers in order to ensure the official’s judgment is not affected by financial gain.

No. The information is only available through a FOIA request so we may track the individuals who have accessed your information.

PIRS is an acronym for Public Integrity Reporting System. It is a database that collects and stores information about lobbyists and Public Officers.

Your username is your email address. We do not have access to your password but you can re-set it yourself by clicking on the ‘Need help signing in?’ link underneath the login box. Then choose ‘Forgot my password’. Once you click the link a password re-set will be sent to the email address we have on file.

Yes. 29 Del. C. § 5813 (a) reads “[e]very public officer … shall electronically file a report disclosing financial interests, as hereinafter provided. Each electronic report shall be submitted and electronically verified through the database maintained by the Commission for such records…”

Please call PIC at 302-739-2399. We can walk you through the process step by step over the phone and by videoconference or you can stop by our office and we will be happy to assist you.

Do I still have to file? Yes. Our system requires online filing.

New Public Officers are required to file within 14 days of their appointment or promotion. Candidates for statewide office are required to file within 14 days of their declaration to run for political office. Thereafter, Public Officers must file once a year between January 1st and March 15th.

Yes. If you don’t have time to complete your report you can save it. The next time you log in to PIRS your reports will be listed in chronological order, the most recent filing is listed first. If you started your report but did not complete it, your disclosure will be marked ‘WIP’ (work in process).

After logging in to PIRS, from your home page locate your reports that are listed on the right side of the screen. Select ‘Revise’ next to the year of the report you want to change. Next, select the tab of the section of the report you wish to edit. Edit/ delete or add an item. When you are finished editing your disclosure, please make sure you click ‘Submit’.

Please send updated information to pic@delaware.gov and we will update your information for you. As a reminder, if you change your email address, you will need to re-register in the system before you can log in to your account.

Call the PIC at 302-739-2399.

Examples include: 401K accounts; IRAs; 457(b); mutual funds; your State Deferred Compensation Plan.

No, if you do not have day-to-day control over the buying and selling of the stock in the mutual fund, just list the name of the fund in which you are invested.

For example: Fidelity 500 Index Fund, mutual fund, owner.

No. Financial advisors provide a service and they are paid for that service, much like a landscaper or plumber. Your money is not invested in the financial advisor’s business, it is invested in the assets they manage for you.

Report them in Section 1-A. You should report all stocks individually if they are worth over $5000 per company. If you own stocks worth more than a total of $5000, but the value for each stock is less than $5000, you do not need to report each stock, you should report only the name of the mutual fund in which you are invested. (If you own less than $5000 in a company’s stock, it does not have to be reported). If you have an investment account with a third party (i.e., Merrill Lynch, Edward Jones) that invests your assets in mutual funds, you should report the name of the mutual fund.

You do not have to report your primary residence. You also do not have to report a second home unless you earn income on the property through rental fees. In that case, you should report the asset in Section 1-A. If you have more than two homes or properties, you must disclose them in Section 1-A, unless you own a business and report the asset in Section 2.

Please do not list the street address of any homes or properties included in your financial disclosure. You may list the town and state.

Any income (over $1000/year) you currently receive for services rendered (including your State of Delaware income).
Examples include: Social Security benefits (money currently being received for past services rendered); employee compensation from both private and government entities; pension benefits.

If you were personally reimbursed an amount over $1,000 from a single source, you should report the amount as a “Reimbursement” under Section 3-C. If your expenses were paid in advance and no monies were sent directly to you, report the expenses as a “Gift” if the amount exceeds $250. The type of “Gift” falls in the “Other” category. If your expenses were paid by a third party, but you were required to participate in the event in your official capacity, you may qualify for an exception to the reporting requirement. Please contact Deborah J. Moreau, Esq., Commission Counsel, for further advice.

If the expenses were pre-paid by the State and no monies were sent directly to you, you do not need to report them. If your expenses exceeded $1000 AND you were reimbursed, you must report the amount under Section 3-C.

Yes. The reporting requirement is tied to the source of the payments, not the individual amounts. You should report the reimbursement and the name of the source. This is true whether the reimbursement was by the State or a private entity.

Call Commission Counsel, Deborah Moreau, Esq. at 302-739-2399.