§ 36-14-7. Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.
(a) A person subject to this code of ethics has an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties or employment in the public interest and of his or her responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state, if he or she has reason to believe or expect that he or she or any person within his or her family or any business associate, or any business by which the person is employed or which the person represents will derive a direct monetary gain or suffer a direct monetary loss, as the case may be, by reason of his or her official activity.
(b) A person subject to this code of ethics does not have an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest and of his or her responsibilities as prescribed by the laws of this state, if any benefit or detriment accrues to him or her or any person within his or her family or any business associate, or any business by which the person is employed or which the person represents, as a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group, or of any significant and definable class of persons within the business, profession, occupation, or group, to no greater extent than any other similarly situated member of the business, profession, occupation, or group, or of the significant and definable class of persons within the business, profession, occupation or group.
History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 195, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 132, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-14 - Code of Ethics
Section 36-14-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 36-14-2. - Definitions.
Section 36-14-3. - Code of ethics.
Section 36-14-4. - Persons subject to the code of ethics.
Section 36-14-5. - Prohibited activities.
Section 36-14-6. - Statement of conflict of interest.
Section 36-14-7. - Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.
Section 36-14-9. - Administrative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-10. - Educational powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-10.1. - Continuing ethics education.
Section 36-14-11. - Advisory powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-12. - Investigative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-13. - Adjudicative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-14. - Removal powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-15. - Judicial review.
Section 36-14-16. - Financial statement to be filed.
Section 36-14-17. - Content of financial statement.
Section 36-14-18. - Disclosure of regulated business interests.
Section 36-14-19. - Penalties.