S.B. 145

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APPLICATION OF UTAH PUBLIC
2 OFFICERS' AND EMPLOYEES' ETHICS ACT
3 2003 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Ed P. Mayne
6 This act modifies provisions related to public officers and employees by removing an
7 exception in the Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act regarding participation
8 in transactions as to which the employee has an interest.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 67-16-8, as last amended by Chapter 93, Laws of Utah 1990
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 67-16-8 is amended to read:
14 67-16-8. Participation in transaction involving business as to which public officer
15 or employee has interest.
16 [(1) No] A public officer or public employee [shall] may not participate in his official
17 capacity or receive compensation [in respect to] for any transaction between the state or any of
18 its agencies and any business entity [as to] for which [such] the public officer or public
19 employee is also an officer, director, or employee or owns a substantial interest, unless
20 disclosure has been made as provided under Section 67-16-7 .
21 [(2) A concession contract between an agency, political subdivision, or the state and a
22 certified professional golf association member who is a public employee or officer does not
23 violate the provisions of Subsection (1) or Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 13.]

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-31-03 9:27 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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