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Section 8-13-100. Definitions. - As used in Articles 1 through 11: (1)(a) "Anything of...
Section 8-13-120. Fee for education and training programs. - The State Ethics Commission may charge a ten dollar fee...
Section 8-13-130. Levying enforcement or administrative fees on persons in violation; use of fees and costs. - The State Ethics Commission, Senate Ethics Committee, and House of...
Section 8-13-140. Retention of funds derived from additional assessments associated with late filing fees. - The State Ethics Commission is authorized to retain any funds...
Section 8-13-150. Carrying forward unexpended lobbyists and lobbyist's principals registration fees. - The State Ethics Commission is authorized to carry forward unexpended...
Section 8-13-310. State Ethics Commission reconstituted; appointment of members; terms of office; officers; quorum requirements; meetings; per diem, mileage, and subsistence for members; removal. - (A)(1) There is created the State Ethics Commission composed of...
Section 8-13-320. Duties and powers of State Ethics Commission. - The State Ethics Commission has these duties and powers: (1)...
Section 8-13-322. Prohibited contacts during pendency of investigation or open complaint. - It is unlawful for the Governor, a member of the...
Section 8-13-325. Commission to retain fees. - In order to offset costs associated with the: (1) administration...
Section 8-13-330. Executive director of commission; restrictions on political activities of members, employees and staff of commission. - (A) The commission may employ and remove, at its pleasure,...
Section 8-13-340. Annual report of commission. - The State Ethics Commission at the close of each fiscal...
Section 8-13-350. Ethics brochure to be provided to public officials, members, and employees. - When hired, filing for office, or appointed and upon assuming...
Section 8-13-360. Statements and reports filed with commission open for public inspection and copying. - Upon request, the commission shall make statements and reports filed...
Section 8-13-365. Electronic filing system for disclosures and reports; public accessibility. - The commission shall establish a system of electronic filing for...
Section 8-13-510. Creation of ethics committees; committee membership; terms; filling vacancies. - There is created a House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee...
Section 8-13-520. Duty to recommend changes in ethics laws and rules. - Each ethics committee shall meet and recommend any changes in...
Section 8-13-530. Additional powers and duties of committee. - Each ethics committee shall: (1) ascertain whether a person has...
Section 8-13-535. Issuance of ethics advisory opinions. - (A) The committee, may issue a formal advisory opinion, based...
Section 8-13-540. Manner in which investigations and hearings are conducted; findings and reports of committees. - (A)(1) A complaint alleging a member of the General Assembly,...
Section 8-13-550. Consideration of report of committee by House or Senate; action; public record. - (A) Upon receipt of a recommendation of expulsion or an...
Section 8-13-560. Suspension of House or Senate member under indictment for particular crime; removal upon conviction; reinstatement upon acquittal. - Unless otherwise currently or hereafter provided for by House or...
Section 8-13-700. Use of official position or office for financial gain; disclosure of potential conflict of interest. - (A) No public official, public member, or public employee may...
Section 8-13-705. Offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving anything of value to influence action of public employee, member or official, or to influence testimony of witness; exceptions; penalty for violation. - (A) A person may not, directly or indirectly, give, offer,...
Section 8-13-710. Reporting of particular gifts received by public employee, official, or member on statement of economic interests. - (A) Unless provided by subsection (B) and in addition to...
Section 8-13-715. Speaking engagements of public officials, members or employees; only expense reimbursement permitted; authorization for reimbursement of out-of-state expenses. - (A) A public official, public member, or public employee acting...
Section 8-13-720. Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member, or employee. - No person may offer or pay to a public official,...
Section 8-13-725. Use or disclosure of confidential information by public official, member, or employee for financial gain; examination of private records; penalties. - (A) A public official, public member, or public employee may...
Section 8-13-730. Membership on or employment by regulatory agency of person associated with regulated business. - Unless otherwise provided by law, no person may serve as...
Section 8-13-735. Participation in decision affecting personal economic interests by one employed by and serving on governing body of governmental entity. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), no person who...
Section 8-13-740. Representation of another by a public official, member, or employee before a governmental entity. - (A)(1) A public official occupying statewide office, a member of...
Section 8-13-745. Paid representation of clients and contracting by member of General Assembly or associate in particular situations. - (A) No member of the General Assembly or an individual...
Section 8-13-750. Employment, promotion, advancement, or discipline of family member of public official, member, or employee. - (A) No public official, public member, or public employee may...
Section 8-13-755. Restrictions on former public official, member, or employee serving as lobbyist or accepting employment in field of former service. - A former public official, former public member, or former public...
Section 8-13-760. Employment by government contractor of former public official, member, or employee who was engaged in procurement. - Except as is permitted by regulations of the State Ethics...
Section 8-13-765. Use of government personnel or facilities for campaign purposes; government personnel permitted to work on campaigns on own time. - (A) No person may use government personnel, equipment, materials, or...
Section 8-13-770. Members of General Assembly prohibited from serving on state boards and commissions; exceptions. - A member of the General Assembly may not serve in...
Section 8-13-775. Public official, member, or employee with official function related to contracts not permitted to have economic interest in contracts. - A public official, public member, or public employee may not...
Section 8-13-780. Remedies for breaches of ethical standards by public officials, members, or employees. - (A) The provisions of this section are in addition to...
Section 8-13-785. Communication by elected official with state board or commission on behalf of constituent. - Nothing in Chapter 13 of Title 8 prevents an elected...
Section 8-13-790. Recovery of amounts received by official or employee in breach of ethical standards; recovery of kickbacks. - (A) The value of anything transferred or received in breach...
Section 8-13-795. Receipt of award, grant, or scholarship by public official or family member. - Nothing in Chapter 13 of Title 8 prevents a public...
Section 8-13-910. Candidates elected or consented to by General Assembly to file statements of economic interests; authority with whom to file. - (A) No person who is a candidate for public office...
Section 8-13-920. Report of campaign expenditures. - A person running for an office elected by the General...
Section 8-13-930. Seeking or offering pledges of votes for candidates. - No candidate for an office elected by the General Assembly...
Section 8-13-935. Public Service Commission election requirements; violations and penalties. - (A) No candidate for or person intending to become a...
Section 8-13-1110. Persons required to file statement of economic interests. - (A) No public official, regardless of compensation, and no public...
Section 8-13-1120. Contents of statement of economic interests. - (A) A statement of economic interests filed pursuant to Section...
Section 8-13-1125. Exception to reporting requirement for events to which entire legislative body invited. - Notwithstanding Sections 2-17-90(C) and 8-13-710, the reporting requirement of Section...
Section 8-13-1127. Legislative invitations committees to keep records of invitations accepted; public inspection. - The House and Senate Invitations Committees shall keep an updated...
Section 8-13-1130. Report on names of, and purchases by, lobbyists. - In addition to the statement of economic interests required pursuant...
Section 8-13-1140. Filing of updated statement. - A person required to file a statement of economic interests...
Section 8-13-1150. Filing of statement by certain consultants. - A consultant must file a statement for the previous calendar...
Section 8-13-1160. Forwarding of copies of statement to State Ethics Commission and filing person's county of residence. - (A) The Senate Ethics Committee and the House of Representatives...
Section 8-13-1170. Technical violations of disclosure requirements; extensions of time for filing statements. - (A) The appropriate supervisory office may, in its discretion, determine...
Section 8-13-1180. Soliciting of contributions by elective official or agent from employees; favoritism by public official or employee towards employees making contributions. - (A) An elective official or the elective official's agent may...
Section 8-13-1300. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Appropriate supervisory office" means:...
Section 8-13-1301. Joint candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor considered a single candidate. - For purposes of this article, candidates elected jointly as provided...
Section 8-13-1302. Maintenance of records of contributions, contributors, and expenditures. - (A) A candidate, committee, or ballot measure committee must maintain...
Section 8-13-1304. Committees receiving and spending funds to influence elections required to file statement of organization. - (A) A committee, except an out-of-state committee, which receives or...
Section 8-13-1306. Contents of statement of organization. - (A) The statement of organization of a committee or a...
Section 8-13-1308. Filing of certified campaign reports by candidates and committees. - (A) Upon the receipt or expenditure of campaign contributions or...
Section 8-13-1309. Certified campaign reports; filing; contents. - (A) Upon the receipt or expenditure of campaign contributions or...
Section 8-13-1310. Recipients of certified campaign reports and copies thereof; State Ethics Commission review. - (A) All persons required to file certified campaign reports pursuant...
Section 8-13-1312. Campaign bank accounts. - Except as is required for the separation of funds and...
Section 8-13-1314. Campaign contribution limits and restrictions. - (A) Within an election cycle, a candidate or anyone acting...
Section 8-13-1316. Restrictions on campaign contributions received from political parties; exception for multi-candidate promotions. - (A) Notwithstanding Section 8-13-1314(A)(1), within an election cycle, a candidate...
Section 8-13-1318. Acceptance of contributions to retire campaign debt; limits; reporting requirements. - If a candidate has a debt from a campaign for...
Section 8-13-1320. Contributions within specified period after primary, special, or general election attributed to that primary or election. - For purposes of this article: (1) A contribution made on...
Section 8-13-1322. Dollar limits on contributions to committees. - (A) A person may not contribute to a committee and...
Section 8-13-1324. Anonymous campaign contributions. - (A) A person shall not make an anonymous contribution to...
Section 8-13-1326. Loans to candidates considered contributions; limitations; exceptions. - (A) A loan is considered a contribution from the maker...
Section 8-13-1328. Limits on repayment of loans from candidate or family members to campaign. - (A) A candidate for statewide office or the candidate's family...
Section 8-13-1330. Contributions by spouses or parent and child. - Contributions by each spouse are considered separate contributions and are...
Section 8-13-1331. Solicitation of contributions by corporations from shareholders, executive personnel, and certain related corporate entities. - Notwithstanding Section 8-13-1332(3), a corporation or committee of a corporation...
Section 8-13-1332. Unlawful contributions and expenditures. - It is unlawful for: (1) a committee or ballot measure...
Section 8-13-1333. Soliciting contributions from the general public. - (A) Not-for-profit corporations and committees formed by not-for-profit corporations may...
Section 8-13-1334. Certain solicitation of contributions by corporations and organizations from employees not unlawful. - Notwithstanding Section 8-13-1332, a corporation or organization and their committees...
Section 8-13-1336. Accepting or soliciting contributions on State Capitol grounds or in official residence prohibited; exception for contributions by mail. - (A) No public official, candidate, public employee, or committee may...
Section 8-13-1338. Persons prohibited from soliciting contributions. - (A) The following persons personally may not solicit, verbally or...
Section 8-13-1340. Restrictions on contributions by one candidate to another; committees established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate. - (A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (E), a...
Section 8-13-1342. Restrictions on contributions by contractor to candidate who participated in awarding of contract. - No person who has been awarded a contract with the...
Section 8-13-1344. Contributions by public utilities; seeking endorsement in return for contribution; discrimination by employers based on contributions; reimbursement for contributions. - (A) A public utility may not include in its operating...
Section 8-13-1346. Use of public funds, property, or time to influence election prohibited; exceptions. - (A) A person may not use or authorize the use...
Section 8-13-1348. Use of campaign funds for personal expenses; expenditures more than twenty-five dollars; expenditures not to exceed fair market value; petty cash funds. - (A) No candidate, committee, public official, or political party may...
Section 8-13-1350. Prohibition of use of funds for campaign for one office to further candidacy of same person for different office. - (A) A candidate for elective office may use or permit...
Section 8-13-1352. Exception to prohibition of use of funds for campaign for one office to further candidacy of same person for different office. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-1350, a candidate may use...
Section 8-13-1354. Identification of person independently paying for election-related communication; exemptions. - A candidate, committee, or other person which makes an expenditure...
Section 8-13-1356. Economic interests statements, filing deadlines for particular candidates. - (A) A person who becomes a candidate by filing a...
Section 8-13-1358. Format of certified campaign reports. - Except as provided in Section 8-13-365, certified campaign reports must...
Section 8-13-1360. Contribution and expenditure reporting form; contents. - (A) The State Ethics Commission shall develop a contribution and...
Section 8-13-1362. Filing of statement of inactivity by candidate or committee having no contributions or expenditures to report. - (A) If a candidate or committee has not accepted any...
Section 8-13-1364. Sending of notice of obligation to report and forms. - The appropriate supervisory office must send a notice of obligation...
Section 8-13-1366. Public availability of certified campaign reports. - Certified campaign reports must be made available for public inspection...
Section 8-13-1368. Termination of campaign filing requirements; dissolution of committees; final report. - (A) A candidate is not exempt from the campaign filing...
Section 8-13-1370. Use of unexpended contributions by candidate after election; distribution of unexpended funds of committee. - (A) Contributions received by a candidate that are in excess...
Section 8-13-1371. Use of contributions for unintended purposes by ballot measure committee; written authorization; distribution of seized funds. - (A) A ballot measure committee must not use or permit...
Section 8-13-1372. Technical violations of rules on campaign reports. - (A) The appropriate supervisory office, in its discretion, may determine...
Section 8-13-1373. Fiscal Accountability Authority to defend State after refusal by Attorney General; selection of counsel; management of litigation. - If the Attorney General, after request by the State or...
Section 8-13-1374. Richland County designated as site of failure to file. - The failure to file a report or statement with the...
Section 8-13-1510. Civil and criminal penalties for late filing of or failure to file report or statement required by this chapter. - (A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a...
Section 8-13-1520. Violation of chapter constitutes misdemeanor; violation not necessarily ethical infraction. - (A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a...