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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act » Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons. » § 138A-40 – Employment and supervision of members of covered person's or legislative employee's extended family.

138A-40. Employment and supervision of members of covered person’s or legislative employee’s extended family.

A covered person or legislative employee shall not cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, or advancement of an extended family member of the covered person or legislative employee to a State office, or a position to which the covered person or legislative employee supervises or manages, except for positions at the General Assembly as permitted under G.S. 120-32(2). A public servant or legislative employee shall not supervise, manage, or participate in an action relating to the discipline of a member of the public servant’s or legislative employee’s extended family, except as specifically authorized by the public servant’s or legislative employee’s employing entity. (2006-201, s. 1; 2007-347, s. 15; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)