§ 1203b. Appearance of unethical conduct
A public servant shall avoid any actions creating the appearance that the public servant is violating the Code of Ethics. Whether particular circumstances create an appearance that the Code of Ethics have been violated shall be determined from the perspective of a reasonable individual with knowledge of the relevant facts. (Added 2021, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 31 - Governmental Ethics
§ 1202. State Code of Ethics; applicability
§ 1203. Conflict of interest; appearance of conflict of interest
§ 1203a. Directing unethical conduct
§ 1203b. Appearance of unethical conduct
§ 1203c. Preferential treatment
§ 1203e. Misuse of information
§ 1203f. Misuse of government resources
§ 1203h. Unauthorized commitments
§ 1203i. Employment restrictions
§ 1203j. Compliance with laws, rules, and policies
§ 1204. Whistleblower protections for ethics complaints
§ 1205. Mandatory code of ethics education and training
§ 1211. Executive officers; annual disclosure
§ 1212. Commission members and Executive Director; annual disclosure
§ 1213. Disclosures; generally
§ 1221. State Ethics Commission
§ 1222. Commission member duties and prohibited conduct
§ 1223. Procedure for handling complaints
§ 1224. Commission ethics training