(a) No public servant shall:
- (1) Accept employment or engage in any public or professional activity while serving as a public official which he or she might reasonably expect would require or induce him or her to disclose any information acquired by him or her by reason of his or her official position which is declared by law or rule to be confidential;
- (2) Disclose any such information gained by reason of his or her position, nor shall he or she otherwise use such information for his or her personal gain or benefit; or
- (3) Purposely use or disclose to any other person or entity confidential government information acquired by him or her in the course of and by reason of the public servant’s official duties, to secure anything of material value or benefit for himself or herself or his or her family.
- (b) No member of a state board or commission or board member of an entity receiving state funds shall disclose confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of the member’s official duties or use such information to further his or her personal interests.