Ethics Rules

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Rule
1.1

Purpose of Ethics Rules.

Rule
1.2

Purpose of Rule 1.

Rule
1.3

Definition.

Rule
1.4

Determination of Timely Filing.

Rule
1.5

Political Activity of Ethics Commissioners.

Rule
1.6

Ethics Commissioners Disqualification.

Rule
1.7

Advisory Opinions.

Rule
1.8

Forms and Publications

Rule
1.9

Section Headings.

Rule
2.1

Purpose of Rule 2.

Rule
2.2

Definitions.

Rule
2.3

Use of public funds

Rule
2.4

Prohibited Uses of Public Funds to Influence Elections.

Rule
2.5

Elective Officer Prohibited From Soliciting Contributions from Employees.

Rule
2.6

Political Fund

Rule
2.7

Prohibition on distribution of campaign materials on state property

Rule
2.8

Use of Public Property for Political Purposes

Rule
2.9

Prohibitions on Activities of State Officers and Employees Designed to Influence Elections.

Rule
2.10

Use of Public Facilities for Voter Registration.

Rule
2.11

Newsletters and Informational Materials by Elected State Officers.

Rule
2.12

Posting of Material by Elected State Officers Indicating Positions on Issues.

Rule
2.13

State Employees Maintaining Schedule for Elected Officers.

Rule
2.14

Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment and Resources for Campaigns.

Rule
2.15

Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment to Make a Campaign Contribution.

Rule
2.16

Use of Social Media Account by State Officer.

Rule
2.17

General Rule for Contributions.

Rule
2.18

Contribution in Name of Another.

Rule
2.19

Cash Contributions.

Rule
2.20

Anonymous Contributions.

Rule
2.21

Contribution Deemed Accepted if Not Returned.

Rule
2.22

Deposit of Contributions.

Rule
2.23

Corporate and Labor Union Contributions Prohibited.

Rule
2.24

Contributions by Limited Liability Companies.

Rule
2.25

Contributions by Partnerships.

Rule
2.26

Use of Corporate Funds for Political Action Committees.

Rule
2.27

Use of Labor Union Funds for Political Action Committees.

Rule
2.28

Payroll Deduction.

Rule
2.29

Corporate and Labor Union Communications Not Considered as Contributions.

Rule
2.30

Candidate Committee Prohibited from Receiving Federal Candidate Committee Contributions.

Rule
2.31

Contributions to Political Party.

Rule
2.32

Contributions by Political Party Committee.

Rule
2.33

Contributions to and by Limited Committee.

Rule
2.34

Contributions by Limited Committees Registered for Less than One Year or Fewer than Twenty

Rule
2.35

Contributions to and by Unlimited Committee.

Rule
2.36

Contributions to State Question Committee.

Rule
2.37

Contributions to candidate committees

Rule
2.38

Candidate Contributions to Own Committee.

Rule
2.39

Personal Use of Contributions Prohibited.

Rule
2.40

Political Party Expenditures.

Rule
2.41

Limited Committee Expenditures.

Rule
2.42

Unlimited Committee Expenditures.

Rule
2.43

Candidate Committee Expenditures.

Rule
2.44

Officeholder Expenses.

Rule
2.45

Calculation of Travel Expenditures.

Rule
2.46

Political Party Committee Surplus Funds.

Rule
2.47

Political Action Committee Surplus Funds.

Rule
2.48

Candidate Committee Surplus Funds.

Rule
2.49

Candidate Committee Prohibition on Independent Expenditures.

Rule
2.50

Unlimited Independent Expenditures.

Rule
2.51

Electioneering Communications by Candidate Committees.

Rule
2.52

Unlimited Electioneering Communications.

Rule
2.53

Political Party Electronic Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.54

Political Party Printed Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.55

Candidate Committee Electronic Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.56

Candidate Committee Printed Advertisements Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.57

Independent Expenditure and Electioneering Communication Electronic Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.58

Independent Expenditure and Electioneering Communication Printed Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
2.59

Joint Candidate Fund

Rule
2.60

Hosting Fundraisers in Residence.

Rule
2.61

Hosting Fund

Rule
2.62

Golf Fund

Rule
2.63

Fund

Rule
2.64

Free Campaign Related Goods or Services and Sale of Campaign Related Goods or Services.

Rule
2.65

Loans to Committees by Commercial Financial Institutions.

Rule
2.66

Loans to Political Party or Political Action Committees by Non

Rule
2.67

Loans to Candidate Committees by Candidate and Other Non

Rule
2.68

Designation of Candidate Committee.

Rule
2.69

Permissible number of candidate committees

Rule
2.70

When to File a Candidate Committee Statement of Organization.

Rule
2.71

Candidate Committee Officers

Rule
2.72

Vacancy in Treasurer Office

Rule
2.73

Candidate Committee Treasurer Responsibilities.

Rule
2.74

Filling Candidate Committee Officer Vacancy.

Rule
2.75

Candidate Committee Statement of Organization Requirements.

Rule
2.76

Executive Director Authority to Require Additional Information.

Rule
2.77

Judicial Candidates Exclusively Responsible for Compliance with Rules.

Rule
2.78

Exploratory Activities.

Rule
2.79

Political Action Committee Definition.

Rule
2.80

Statement of Organization

Rule
2.81

Political Action Committee Officers.

Rule
2.82

Vacancy in Treasurer Office

Rule
2.83

Political Action Committee Treasurer Responsibilities.

Rule
2.84

Filling Political Action Committee Office Vacancy.

Rule
2.85

Political Action Committee Statement of Organization Requirements.

Rule
2.86

Political Action Committee Statement of Organization Additional Requirements for Affiliated Entities.

Rule
2.87

Limitations on Solicitations by Political Action Committee Affiliated with Corporation.

Rule
2.88

Limitation on Solicitation by Political Action Committee Affiliated with Membership Organization.

Rule
2.89

Limitations on Solicitations by Political Action Committee Affiliated with Labor Union.

Rule
2.90

Solicitations by Non

Rule
2.91

Contributions to Be Voluntary.

Rule
2.92

Registration Requirements for Out of State Political Action Committee.

Rule
2.93

Executive Director

Rule
2.94

Campaign Depository in Financial Institution.

Rule
2.95

Campaign Depository Account Requirements.

Rule
2.96

Political Action Committee Registered with Federal Election Commission.

Rule
2.97

Payment of Costs of Affiliated Limited Committee.

Rule
2.98

Reports for Political Action Committee Registered with Federal Election Committee.

Rule
2.99

Reports for Out of State Political Action Committees.

Rule
2.100

Quarterly Report of Contributions and Expenditures

Rule
2.101

Candidate committees

Rule
2.102

Continuing Reports by Candidate Committee Between Pre

Rule
2.103

First Report for Candidate Committee or Political Action Committee.

Rule
2.104

Report by political party committee

Rule
2.105

Report Requirements for Political Action Committee.

Rule
2.106

Report Requirements for Candidate Committee.

Rule
2.107

Independent expenditure reports

Rule
2.108

Electioneering communication reports

Rule
2.110

Campaign Communications Received on State Equipment by State Officer or Employee.

Rule
2.111

Use of Personal Resources for Volunteer Campaign Communications.

Rule
2.112

Use of Commercial Resources for Campaign Communications.

Rule
2.113

Website Development

Rule
2.114

Dissolution of Political Party Committee.

Rule
2.115

Dissolution of Political Action Committee.

Rule
2.116

Dissolution of Candidate Committee.

Rule
2.117

Resolution of Committee Debt.

Rule
2.118

Final report of contributions and expenditures

Rule
2.119

Special purpose committees

Rule
2.120

Litigation Funds.

Rule
2.121

Special Committee Reports.

Rule
2.122

Electronic Filing.

Rule
3.1

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.2

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.3

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.4

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

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3.5

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.6

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.7

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.8

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.9

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.10

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.11

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.12

Repealed by Revised Constitutional Ethics Rules

Rule
3.15

Financial disclosure statements

Rule
3.16

Financial disclosure statements

Rule
4.1

Purpose of Rule 4.

Rule
4.2

Definitions.

Rule
4.3

Rules or Policies More Restrictive than Ethics Rules.

Rule
4.4

Misuse of Office.

Rule
4.5

Misuse of Authority.

Rule
4.6

State Officer or Employee Emergency Relief Efforts.

Rule
4.7

State Officer Impartiality.

Rule
4.8

Gifts from Vendors to Persons Engaged in Purchasing Decisions.

Rule
4.9

Gifts from Successful Vendors.

Rule
4.10

Gifts to State Officers or Employees from Regulated and Licensed Entities.

Rule
4.11

Gratuities Offered at Seminars

Rule
4.12

Modest Items of Food and Refreshments

Rule
4.13

Acceptance of Meals

Rule
4.14

Acceptance of Meals

Rule
4.15

Benefits arising from presenting information at a conference or other event

Rule
4.16

Acceptance of meals for professional

Rule
4.17

Gifts to Superiors by State Officers or Employees.

Rule
4.18

State Officer or Employee Representation of Others in Transactions involving the State.

Rule
4.19

State Officer or Employee Representation of Others Before Employing Agency.

Rule
4.20

Acceptance of Things of Value When Representing the State in an Official Capacity.

Rule
4.21

Representation of Constituents by Governor and Legislature.

Rule
4.23

State Officer or Employee Violation of Rules through Indirect Action.

Rule
5.1

Purpose of Rule 5.

Rule
5.2

Definitions

Rule
5.3

Annual Registration for Legislative Liaison and Legislative Lobbyist.

Rule
5.4

Expiration or Termination of Registration for Legislative Liaison and Legislative Lobbyist.

Rule
5.5

Annual Registration and Termination of Registration for Executive Lobbyist.

Rule
5.6

Nothing of value to be provided or accepted except as provided in these Rules

Rule
5.7

Meal Limits for Legislative Liaisons or Legislative Lobbyist.

Rule
5.8

Gift Limits for Legislative Liaison or LegislativeLobbyist.

Rule
5.9

Meals Provided by Non

Rule
5.10

Meal Limits for Executive Lobbyist.

Rule
5.11

Gift Limits for Executive Lobbyist.

Rule
5.12

Modest Items of Food and Refreshments.

Rule
5.13

Lobbyist Principal Gifts for Public Service to Individual State Officer or Employee.

Rule
5.14

Food and Beverage Provided by a Lobbyist Principal to an Event to Which All Members of Legislature are Invited.

Rule
5.15

Food and Beverage Provided by a Lobbyist Principal to a Political Caucus.

Rule
5.16

Food and beverage for events at the Capitol building to which all members of a committee or subcommittee of the Legislature are invited

Rule
5.17

Food and Beverage Provided by a Lobbyist Principal for Out of State Events.

Rule
5.18

Lobbyist Principal Purchase of Tickets or Sponsorship of Bona Fide Community

Rule
5.19

Legislative Liaison and Legislative Lobbyist Report Deadlines.

Rule
5.20

Executive Lobbyist Report Deadlines.

Rule
5.21

Legislative Lobbyist Report Required Information.

Rule
5.22

Executive Lobbyist Report Required Information.

Rule
5.23

Legislative Liaison

Rule
5.24

Executive Director Authority to Require Additional Information.

Rule
5.25

Waiver based on preexisting relationships

Rule
5.26

Legislative Liaison

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5.27

Lobbying Activity Disclosure Requirements.

Rule
5.28

State Officer or Employee Prohibition on Legislative or Executive Lobbying.

Rule
5.29

Lobbyist or Legislative Liaison Violation of Rules through Indirect Action

Rule
6.1

Purpose of Rule 6

Rule
6.2

Definitions

Rule
6.3

Source of a complaint

Rule
6.4

Blackout Period.

Rule
6.5

Preliminary Investigation of Complaint.

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6.6

Commission Review of Complaint or Investigation.

Rule
6.7

Formal Investigation.

Rule
6.8

Subpoena Power.

Rule
6.9

Confidentiality of Complaint or Investigation.

Rule
6.10

Commission Action During Formal Investigation.

Rule
6.11

Commission Transmittal of Information to Appropriate Authorities.

Rule
6.12

Civil Lawsuits for Violation of Rules.

Rule
6.13

Civil Penalties for Violation of Rules.

Rule
6.14

Other Remedies.

Rule
6.15

Monetary Liability for Violation of Rules.

Rule
6.16

Monetary Liability Assessed by District Court.

Rule
6.17

Separate Liability Assessed by District Court.

Rule
6.18

Settlement Agreements.

Rule
6.19

Late filing fees

Rule
257:1-1-2

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:1-1-11

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-2

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-7

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-8

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-9

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-10

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-11

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-12

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-13

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-14

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-15

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-16

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-17

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-18

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-19

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021

Rule
257:10-1-20

Repealed by Ethics Commission Amendment 2021