Title 74 — TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT

74-401. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ethics in Government Act of 2015."

74-402. Policy and purpose. It is hereby declared that the position of a public official at all levels of government is a public trust and it is in the public interest to: (1) Protect the integrity of government throughout the state of Idaho while at the same time facilitating re…

74-403. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Official action" means any decision on, or proposal, consideration, enactment, defeat, or making of any rule, regulation, rate-making proceeding or policy action or nonaction by a governmental body or any other policy matter…

74-404. Required action in conflicts. A public official shall not take any official action or make a formal decision or formal recommendation concerning any matter where he has a conflict of interest and has failed to disclose such conflict as provided in this section. Disclosure…

74-405. Noncompensated public official — Exception. When a person is a public official by reason of his appointment or election to a governing board of a governmental entity for which the person receives no salary or fee as compensation for his service on said board, he shall not…

74-406. Civil penalty. (1) Any public official who intentionally fails to disclose a conflict of interest as provided for in section 74-404, Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a civil offense, the penalty for which may be a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), provided tha…

74-407. TAX-RELATED correspondence. (1) Neither the name of any elected public official nor any electioneering message shall appear on tax-related correspondence from the state of Idaho to a taxpayer, whether or not it includes a check, warrant, or rebate, or on county tax-relate…