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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A lobbyist may not give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift knowingly to a public official, and a public official may not accept a gift from a lobbyist knowingly.
2. The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply when a lobbyist gives, offers, solicits, initiates, or facilitates, or a public official accepts a gift to or from a family member.
3. The commission may assess a civil penalty upon any individual who violates this section.
a. If the gift has a value of five hundred dollars or more, the civil penalty may be up to two times the value of the gift.
b. If the gift has a value of less than five hundred dollars, the civil penalty may be two times the value of the gift and may be up to one thousand dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 54. State Government § 54-66-03. Lobbyist gifts--Penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-54-state-government/nd-cent-code-sect-54-66-03/
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