(1) Upon receipt by the commission, a statement of financial interests shall be a public record available for copying. A statement may be reviewed and copied at the office of the commission during ordinary business hours.
(2) A statement of financial interests shall be retained by the commission for five (5) years after filing in a form, including microfilming, that shall facilitate document retention, except that:
(a) Upon the expiration of three (3) years after an individual ceases to be a member of the General Assembly, or an individual employed in a position listed in KRS 6.781(3) ceases to be employed in that position, the commission shall destroy any statements of financial interests or copies of those statements filed by the individual and which are in the possession of the commission, unless the individual is otherwise required to file a statement; and (b) Upon the expiration of three (3) years after any election at which a candidate for the General Assembly was not elected or nominated, the commission shall destroy any statements of financial interests or copies of those statements filed by him as a candidate, unless the individual is otherwise required to file a statement.