§ 138A-33 – Other compensation.
138A-33. Other compensation. A public servant or legislative employee shall not solicit or receive personal financial gain, other than that received by the public servant or legislative employee from the State, or with the approval of the employing entity, for acting in the public servant’s or legislative employee’s official capacity, or for advice or assistance […]
§ 138A-34 – Use of information for private gain.
138A-34. Use of information for private gain. A public servant or legislative employee shall not use or disclose nonpublic information gained in the course of, or by reason of, the public servant’s or legislative employee’s official responsibilities in a way that would affect a personal financial interest of the public servant or legislative employee, a […]
§ 138A-35 – Other rules of conduct.
138A-35. Other rules of conduct. (a) A public servant shall make a due and diligent effort before taking any action, including voting or participating in discussions with other public servants on a board on which the public servant also serves, to determine whether the public servant has a conflict of interest. If the public servant […]
§ 138A-36 – Public servant participation in official actions.
138A-36. Public servant participation in official actions. (a) Except as permitted by subsection (d) of this section and under G.S. 138A-38, no public servant acting in that capacity, authorized to perform an official action requiring the exercise of discretion, shall participate in an official action by the employing entity if the public servant knows the […]
§ 138A-37 – Legislator participation in legislative actions.
138A-37. Legislator participation in legislative actions. (a) Except as permitted under G.S. 138A-38, no legislator shall participate in a legislative action if the legislator knows the legislator or a person with which the legislator is associated may incur a reasonably foreseeable financial benefit from the action, and if after considering whether the legislator’s judgment would […]
§ 138A-21 – Purpose.
138A-21. Purpose. The purpose of disclosure of the financial and personal interests by covered persons is to assist covered persons and those who appoint, elect, hire, supervise, or advise them identify and avoid conflicts of interest and potential conflicts of interest between the covered person’s private interests and the covered person’s public duties. It is […]
§ 138A-22 – Statement of economic interest; filing required.
138A-22. Statement of economic interest; filing required. (a) Every covered person subject to this Chapter who is elected, appointed, or employed, including one appointed to fill a vacancy in elective office, except for public servants (i) included under G.S. 138A-3(70)b., e., f., or g. whose annual compensation from the State is less than sixty thousand […]
§ 138A-23 – Statements of economic interest as public records.
138A-23. Statements of economic interest as public records. (a) The statements of economic interest filed by prospective public servants under this Article for appointed or employed positions and written evaluations by the Commission of these statements are not public records until the prospective public servant is appointed or employed by the State. All other statements […]
§ 138A-24 – Contents of statement.
138A-24. Contents of statement. (a) Any statement of economic interest filed under this Article shall be on a form prescribed by the Commission. Answers must be provided to all questions. The form shall include the following information about the filing person and the filing person’s immediate family: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, […]
§ 138A-25 – Failure to file.
138A-25. Failure to file. (a) Within 30 days after the date due under G.S. 138A-22, the Commission shall notify filing persons who have failed to file or filing persons whose statement has been deemed incomplete. For a filing person currently serving as a covered person, the Commission shall notify the filing person and the ethics […]