The Ohio Ethics Commission promotes ethics in public service to strengthen the public's confidence that government business is conducted with impartiality and integrity. The commission was established in 1973 as a part of the Ohio Ethics Law, which created new ethical standards for public officials and employees by requiring personal financial disclosure, creating new restrictions upon unethical conduct with criminal sanctions and establishing uniform review of ethics issues by statewide commissions of the three branches of government. The Ohio Ethics Commission has jurisdiction over public officials and employees at the state and local levels of government. Its sections include financial disclosure and investigation.