§ 1203c. Preferential treatment
A public servant in the course of conducting State business shall act impartially, showing no favor toward or prejudice against any person. A public servant shall not give or represent an ability to give preference or special treatment to any person because of the person’s wealth, position, or status or because of any personal relationship with the public servant. When permitted by law and written policy or rule, a public servant may give preference to designated persons. (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