§ 54-66-03 — Lobbyist gifts - Penalty

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.