File Disclosure Statements Online
The San Francisco Ethics Commission provides the Netfile electronic filing system and DocuSign to complete and e-file disclosure statements. Follow the instructions below to file electronic statements.
Note: Other types of disclosure filings are filed in hard copy. Please see the Compliance section for filing instructions.
Netfile
Campaign Committees, Contact Lobbyists, Expenditure Lobbyists, and City Officers that are required to file the Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) and Ethics and Sunshine Declarations with the Ethics Commission must use Netfile to submit electronic statements. To file statements using Netfile, complete the following steps:
Step 1: Register
Register with the Ethics Commission and create a Netfile User Account to file electronic disclosure statements.
Step 2: E-File
Log in to your Netfile User Account to file your statements.
DocuSign
Use the DocuSign system to submit the following forms electronically. City officials that use the DocuSign system to file electronic statements must authenticate using the citywide single-sign on system.
- Campaign Consultant Forms
- Certificate of Lobbyist Training
- FPPC Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
- SFEC Form DCC – Department Contact Change Form
- SFEC Form NAR – Notice of Appointment or Reappointment
- SFEC Form NRLO – Notice of Resignation / Leaving Office
- SFEC Form 107 – Training for Candidates and Treasurers
- SFEC Form 112b – Committee Account Registration
- SFEC Form 113 – Important Notice for Initiative, Recall and Referendum Petitions
- SFEC Form 114.5 – Behested Contributions Received by Certain Committees
- SFEC Form 122 – Transfer of Funds
- SFEC Form 124 – Contributions Made By Business Entities
- SFEC Form 125 – Bundled Contributions Disclosure Report
- SFEC Form 126f2 – Notification of Submission of Proposal
- SFEC Form 126f4 – Notification of Contract Approval
- SFEC Form 128 – Acceptance of Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings
- SFEC Form 134b – Candidate’s Notice of Exceeding 100 Percent of the Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling
- SFEC Form 143 – Requests by Candidates for Independent Determination of Filings Required Under Section 1.161(b), 162(b) and 1.163 of S.F. Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance
- SFEC Form 152c – Request to Receive Notice of The Ethics Commission’s Certification of a Candidate’s Eligibility to Receive Public Funds
- SFEC Form 3209b – Notification of Recusal
- SFEC Form 3216d – Gifts of Travel
- SFEC Form 3217 – Departmental Gifts
- SFEC Form 3410a – Registration for Permit Consultants
- SFEC Form 3410b – Disclosure Report for Permit Consultants
- SFEC Form 3500 – Disclosure Report for Developers of Major City Projects
- SFEC Form 6729-4 – Quarterly Report of Lobbyist on Behalf of the City
Important information about changes to the electronic cover sheet
Starting January 1st, 2025, the electronic cover sheet form may no longer be used to submit statements with the Ethics Commission. Please submit the following forms via these revised methods:
- SFEC Form 112a (Signature Verification Card) – Effective June 11, 2024, this form is no longer required. Complete SFEC 112b to delegate signatures of committee principal officers to the committee treasurer to submit electronic statements.
- SFEC Form 142a (Statement of Participation or Non-Participation – Public Financing Program) – Submit this form via Netfile (see above instructions). Candidates without a committee may opt to file this form on paper.
- Acknowledgement of Mandatory Audit – This form is no longer required to be filed with the Ethics Commission.
- FPPC Form 410 (Statement of Organization) – Submit this form via Netfile (see above instructions) or file a paper copy with the Ethics Commission.
- FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement) – Submit this form via DocuSign, using a third-party vendor, or file a paper copy with the Ethics Commission. This form is not supported in the San Francisco’s free Netfile system.
- FPPC Form 470 (Officeholder/Candidate Campaign Statement-Short Form and Form 470 Supplement) – Submit this form via Netfile (see above instructions) or file a paper copy with the Ethics Commission.
- Campaign Consultant statements – Submit Campaign Consultant statements via the new electronic format.