Section 74-208 – VIOLATIONS.
74-208. VIOLATIONS. (1) If an action, or any deliberation or decision-making that leads to an action, occurs at any meeting which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, such action shall be null and void. (2) Any member of the governing body governed by the provisions of this chapter, who conducts or participates […]
Section 74-401 – SHORT TITLE.
74-401. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ethics in Government Act of 2015." History: [74-401, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 373.]
Section 74-402 – POLICY AND PURPOSE.
74-402. POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is hereby declared that the position of a public official at all levels of government is a public trust and it is in the public interest to: (1) Protect the integrity of government throughout the state of Idaho while at the same time facilitating recruitment and retention of personnel needed […]
Section 74-403 – DEFINITIONS.
74-403. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Official action" means any decision on, or proposal, consideration, enactment, defeat, or making of any rule, regulation, rate-making proceeding or policy action or nonaction by a governmental body or any other policy matter which is within the official jurisdiction of the governmental body. (2) "Business" means any […]
Section 74-404 – REQUIRED ACTION IN CONFLICTS.
74-404. REQUIRED ACTION IN CONFLICTS. A public official shall not take any official action or make a formal decision or formal recommendation concerning any matter where he has a conflict of interest and has failed to disclose such conflict as provided in this section. Disclosure of a conflict does not affect an elected public official’s […]
Section 74-405 – NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION.
74-405. NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION. When a person is a public official by reason of his appointment or election to a governing board of a governmental entity for which the person receives no salary or fee as compensation for his service on said board, he shall not be prohibited from having an interest in […]
Section 74-126 – PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS — LEGISLATURE.
74-126. PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS — LEGISLATURE. (1) A public records request for the legislature shall be made to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate. A copy of such request shall be contemporaneously submitted to the legislative services office. (2) A public records request for the house […]
Section 74-406 – CIVIL PENALTY.
74-406. CIVIL PENALTY. (1) Any public official who intentionally fails to disclose a conflict of interest as provided for in section 74-404, Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a civil offense, the penalty for which may be a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not […]
Section 74-127 – SEVERABILITY.
74-127. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this act. History: [(74-127) 74-126, added 2015, […]
Section 74-501 – OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS.
74-501. OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS. Members of the legislature, state, county, city, district and precinct officers, must not be interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they are members. History: [74-501, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]