68B.24 Loans — receipt from lobbyists prohibited.
1. An official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office shall not, directly or indirectly, seek or accept a loan or series of loans from a person who is a lobbyist.
2. A lobbyist shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office. A lobbyist shall also not, directly or indirectly, join with one or more persons to offer or make a loan or series of loans to an official, member of the general assembly, state employee, legislative employee, or candidate for state office.
3. This section shall not apply to loans made in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this section, a loan is “made in the ordinary course of business” when it is made by a person who is regularly engaged in a business that makes loans to members of the general public and the finance charges and other terms of the loan are the same or substantially similar to the finance charges and loan terms that are available to members of the general public.
92 Acts, ch 1228, §11; 93 Acts, ch 163, §8
Referred to in §68B.34
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 68B - GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING
Section 68B.2A - Prohibited outside employment and activities — conflicts of interest.
Section 68B.2B - Executive branch compensation.
Section 68B.2C - Prohibited outside employment and activities — agents of foreign principals.
Section 68B.3 - When public bids required — disclosure of income from other sales.
Section 68B.4 - Sales or leases by regulatory agency officials and employees.
Section 68B.4A - Sales by legislative employees.
Section 68B.4B - Sales or leases by members of the office of the governor.
Section 68B.5 - Gifts solicited or accepted.
Section 68B.5A - Ban on certain lobbying activities.
Section 68B.6 - Services against state prohibited.
Section 68B.7 - Prohibited use of influence.
Section 68B.8 - Lobbying activities by state agencies.
Section 68B.21 - Legislative intent.
Section 68B.22 - Gifts accepted or received.
Section 68B.23 - Honoraria — banned.
Section 68B.24 - Loans — receipt from lobbyists prohibited.
Section 68B.25 - Additional penalty.
Section 68B.26 - Actions commenced.
Section 68B.31 - Legislative ethics committee.
Section 68B.31A - Investigation by independent special counsel — probable cause.
Section 68B.32 - Independent ethics and campaign disclosure board — established.
Section 68B.32A - Duties of the board.
Section 68B.32B - Complaint procedures.
Section 68B.32C - Contested case proceedings.
Section 68B.32D - Penalties — recommended actions.
Section 68B.33 - Judicial review — enforcement.
Section 68B.34 - Additional penalty.
Section 68B.34A - Actions commenced against local officials or employees.
Section 68B.36 - Applicability — lobbyist registration required.
Section 68B.37 - Lobbyist reporting.