Section 36-25-26 False reporting for purpose of influencing legislation. No person, for the purpose of influencing legislation, may do either of the following: (1) Knowingly or willfully make any false statement or misrepresentation of the facts to a member of the Legislative or Executive Branch. (2) Knowing a document to contain a false statement, cause […]
Section 36-25-27 Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations period. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided, any person subject to this chapter who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which a separate penalty is provided for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony. (2) Any […]
Section 36-25-28 Chapter not to deprive citizens of constitutional right to communicate with members of Legislature. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to deprive any citizen, not lobbying, of the citizen’s constitutional right to communicate with members of the Legislature. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §25; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, […]
Section 36-25-29 Appropriations. (a) The Legislature shall appropriate such sums as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of and administer this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, the annual appropriation to the State Ethics Commission in the State General […]
Section 36-25-3 State Ethics Commission – Creation, composition; annual reports; compensation; political activities; director; personnel. (a) There is hereby created a State Ethics Commission composed of five members, each of whom shall be a fair, equitable citizen of this state and of high moral character and ability. The following persons shall not be eligible to […]
Section 36-25-30 Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be construed in pari materia with other laws dealing with the subject of ethics. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §32; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1.)
Section 36-25-4 State Ethics Commission – Duties; complaint; investigation; hearings; fees; finding of violation. (a) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Prescribe forms for statements required to be filed by this chapter and make the forms available to persons required to file such statements. (2) Prepare guidelines setting forth recommended uniform methods […]
Section 36-25-4.1 State Ethics Commission – Public access to complaint, investigation, and disposition. Notwithstanding any other law, regulation, or rule, no complaints shall be made available to the public or available on the Internet until the disposition of the matter. In no event may a complaint be made public or available on the Internet if […]
Section 36-25-4.2 State Ethics Commission – State Ethics Law training programs. (a) At the beginning of each legislative quadrennium, the State Ethics Commission shall provide for and administer training programs on the State Ethics Law for members of the Legislature, state constitutional officers, cabinet officers, executive staff, municipal mayors, council members and commissioners, county commissioners, […]
Section 36-25-4.3 Ethics Commission – Electronic database filing and access. (a) The commission, by April 1, 2012, shall implement and maintain each of the following: (1) A system for electronic filing of all statements, reports, registrations, and notices required by this chapter. (2) An electronic database accessible to the public through an Internet website which […]
Section 36-25-5 Use of official position or office for personal gain. (a) No public official or public employee shall use or cause to be used his or her official position or office to obtain personal gain for himself or herself, or family member of the public employee or family member of the public official, or […]
Section 36-25-5.1 Limitation on actions of lobbyists, subordinates of lobbyists, and principals. (a) No lobbyist, subordinate of a lobbyist, or principal shall offer or provide a thing of value to a public employee or public official or to a family member of the public employee or family member of the public official; and no public […]
Section 36-25-5.2 Public disclosure of information regarding officials, candidates, or spouses employed by or contracting with the state or federal government. (a) For purposes of this section, the term state shall include the State of Alabama and any of its agencies, departments, political subdivisions, counties, colleges and universities and technical schools, the Legislature, the appellate […]
Section 36-25-6 Use of contributions. Contributions to an office holder, a candidate, or to a public official’s inaugural or transitional fund shall not be converted to personal use. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §4; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-651, p. 1217, […]
Section 36-25-7 Offering, soliciting, or receiving anything for purpose of influencing official action; money solicited or received in addition to that received in official capacity. (a) No person shall offer or give to a public official or public employee or a member of the household of a public employee or a member of the household […]
Section 36-25-8 Use or disclosure of confidential information for private financial gain. No public official, public employee, former public official or former public employee, for a period consistent with the statute of limitations as contained in this chapter, shall use or disclose confidential information gained in the course of or by reason of his or […]
Section 36-25-9 Service on regulatory boards and commissions regulating business with which person associated; members who have financial interest in matter prohibited from voting. (a) Unless expressly provided otherwise by law, no person shall serve as a member or employee of a state, county, or municipal regulatory board or commission or other body that regulates […]
