Sec. 39.52.380. Subpoenas.
(a) As provided in AS 39.52.310(g), 39.52.360(b), and 39.52.370(b), the attorney general, independent counsel retained under AS 39.52.310(c), a hearing officer, the subject of an accusation, and the personnel board may summon witnesses and require the production of records, books, and papers by the issuance of subpoenas. (b) Subpoenas must be served in the manner […]
Sec. 39.50.110. Report of financial interests of judicial officers.
Each judicial officer as defined in AS 39.50.200(a) shall file reports of financial and business interests required by this chapter. A judicial officer who refuses or fails to file a report when it is due forfeits and may not be paid salary, per diem, or travel expenses after the due date, until compliance, and is […]
Sec. 39.50.130. Report of financial interests of governor and lieutenant governor.
The governor and lieutenant governor shall each file a report of financial interests required by this chapter. If the governor or lieutenant governor fails to file the report when due, salary, per diem, and travel expenses after the due date are forfeited and may not be paid until compliance, and the person is guilty of […]
Sec. 39.50.135. Civil penalty: Late filing of required reports.
A person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10 a day for each day the delinquency continues as the commission determines subject to appeal to the superior court. An affidavit stating facts in mitigation […]
Sec. 39.50.145. Participation by municipalities.
A municipality may exempt its municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(21), or a special municipality-wide election, vote to exempt its municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter. The question of exemption from the […]
Sec. 39.50.200. Definitions.
(a) In this chapter, (1) “assistant to the governor or the lieutenant governor” includes any executive, legislative, special, administrative, or press assistant to the governor or lieutenant governor, and any person similarly employed in a policy-making position; (2) “child” includes a biological child, an adopted child, and a stepchild; (3) “commission” means the Alaska Public […]
Sec. 39.52.010. Declaration of policy.
(a) It is declared that (1) high moral and ethical standards among public officers in the executive branch are essential to assure the trust, respect, and confidence of the people of this state; (2) a code of ethics for the guidance of public officers will (A) discourage those officers from acting upon personal or financial […]
Sec. 39.52.110. Scope of code; prohibition of unethical conduct.
(a) The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust. In addition, the legislature finds that, so long as it does not interfere with the full and faithful discharge of an officer’s […]
Sec. 39.52.120. Misuse of official position.
(a) A public officer may not use, or attempt to use, an official position for personal gain, and may not intentionally secure or grant unwarranted benefits or treatment for any person. (b) A public officer may not (1) seek other employment or contracts through the use or attempted use of official position; (2) accept, receive, […]
Sec. 39.52.130. Improper gifts.
(a) A public officer may not solicit, accept, or receive, directly or indirectly, a gift, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, employment, promise, or in any other form, that is a benefit to the officer’s personal or financial interests, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the […]