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Subchapter I. State Employees’, Officers’ and Officials’ Code of Conduct
§ 5801. Short title. - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 5802. Legislative findings and statement of policy. - The General Assembly finds and declares: (1) In our democratic...
§ 5803. Construction. - This subchapter shall be construed to promote high standards of...
§ 5804. Definitions. - For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Close relative” means...
§ 5805. Prohibitions relating to conflicts of interest. - (a) Restrictions on exercise of official authority. — (1) No...
§ 5806. Code of conduct. - (a) Each state employee, state officer and honorary state official...
§ 5807. Waivers of restrictions and advisory opinions. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 5805 and 5806 of...
§ 5808. State Public Integrity Commission; establishment, membership, offices. - (a) The State Ethics Commission is hereby renamed and reestablished...
§ 5808A. Commission Counsel; powers and duties. - (a) There shall be a Commission Counsel who shall be...
§ 5808B. Commission Counsel's appointment contingent upon appropriations. - The Commission Counsel established by § 5808A of this title...
§ 5809. State Public Integrity Commission — Power and duties. - The powers and duties of the Commission shall be as...
§ 5810. State Public Integrity Commission — Complaints; hearings; dispositions. - (a) Upon the sworn complaint of any person or on...
§ 5810A. Judicial review. - In the event that the Commission finds that any person...
Subchapter II. Financial Disclosure
§ 5811. Findings. - The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) In our...
§ 5812. Definitions. - (a) “Business enterprise” means corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or any...
§ 5813. Report disclosing financial information. - (a) Every public officer as defined in § 5812 of...
§ 5813A. Report disclosing council or board membership. - (a) Every person elected to a state office or appointed...
§ 5814. Retention of reports. - (a) The Commission shall keep the reports required by this...
§ 5815. Violations; penalties; jurisdiction of Superior Court. - (a) Any public officer who wilfully fails to file a...
§ 5816. Protection of confidentiality. - Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring...
Subchapter III. Compensation Policy
§ 5821. Findings. - (a) There are numerous elected state officials and other paid...
§ 5822. Policy. - (a) Any person employed by the State, or by any...
§ 5823. Audits; penalty. - (a) The State Auditor shall conduct an annual audit of...
Subchapter IV. Registration of Lobbyists
§ 5831. Definitions. - (a) As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall...
§ 5832. Registration of lobbyists with the State Public Integrity Commission. - (a) Every lobbyist shall register electronically with the Commission in...
§ 5833. Employer's authorization to act. - Every employer of a lobbyist shall verify such employment and...
§ 5834. Compensation of lobbyist not to be substantially dependent on outcome of legislative or administrative action. - No person shall employ a lobbyist nor shall any person...
§ 5835. Financial reports by lobbyists. - (a) On or before the twentieth day of the month...
§ 5836. Activity reports by lobbyists. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no lobbyist...
§ 5837. Lobbying restrictions for a former member of the General Assembly. - No person who served as a member of the General...
§ 5838. When registration, report or authorization is considered as filed; access to records. - (a) Any registration, report or authorization form shall be considered...
§ 5839. Violation and penalties. - (a) Any person who knowingly fails to register as a...