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State Officers and Employees | |
Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act | |
Section 5 | Accepting gift, compensation, or loan -- When prohibited. |
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67-16-5. Accepting gift, compensation, or loan -- When prohibited. (1) As used in this section, "economic benefit tantamount to a gift" includes: (a) a loan at an interest rate that is substantially lower than the commercial rate then currently prevalent for similar loans; and (b) compensation received for private services rendered at a rate substantially exceeding the fair market value of the services. (2) It is an offense for a public officer or public employee, under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Section 63G-6-1001 or 76-8-105, to knowingly receive, accept, take, seek, or solicit, directly or indirectly for himself or another a gift of substantial value or a substantial economic benefit tantamount to a gift: (a) that would tend improperly to influence a reasonable person in the person's position to depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of the person's public duties; (b) that the public officer or public employee knows or that a reasonable person in that position should know under the circumstances is primarily for the purpose of rewarding the public officer or public employee for official action taken; or (c) if the public officer or public employee recently has been, is now, or in the near future may be involved in any governmental action directly affecting the donor or lender, unless a disclosure of the gift, compensation, or loan and other relevant information has been made in the manner provided in Section 67-16-6. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to: (a) an occasional nonpecuniary gift, having a value of not in excess of $50; (b) an award publicly presented in recognition of public services; (c) any bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business; or (d) a political campaign contribution.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session |
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