1. "Commission" means the North Dakota ethics commission established by article XIV of the Constitution of North Dakota.

2. "Expenses" means money spent on transportation, lodging, and, while traveling, meals.

3. "Immediate family" means a parent; sibling; child by blood, adoption, or marriage; spouse; grandparent; or grandchild.

4. "Policy-monitored travel" means travel for which expenses are reported within the state's enterprise resource planning system or on the legislative assembly's report on out-of-state meeting form.

5. "Public official" means an elected or appointed official of the state's executive or legislative branch, including members of the commission, members of the governor's cabinet, and employees of the legislative branch.

6. "Third-party-funded travel" means travel, whether within or outside the state, undertaken by a public official, or the public official's immediate family, in relation to the public official's status as a public official, including travel paid with federal, state, tribal, or local public funds. It does not include: a. Travel paid with a public official's personal or campaign finances; b. Policy-monitored travel; c. Travel, the details of which are confidential under state law as defined in North Dakota Century Code section 44-04-17.1; or d. Travel actively to support or oppose a candidate or political party.

History: Effective July 1, 2026.