(1) An employee may receive honoraria or paid expenses for activities outside of state employment under the following conditions.
- (a) Outside activities may not interfere with an employee's performance, the interests of the agency nor the state.
- (b) Outside activities may not give reasons for criticism nor suspicion of conflicting interests or duties.
- (2) An employee may not use state time, equipment, property, supplies, or any influence, power, authority, or confidential information received in a state position for private gain.
- (3) An employee may not accept economic benefit tantamount to a gift under Section 67-16-5 and the Governor's Executive Order, 6/2/2014, nor accept other compensation that might be intended to influence or reward the employee in the performance of official business.
- (4) An employee shall declare a potential conflict of interest when required to do or decide something that could be interpreted as a conflict of interest. Management shall then excuse the employee from making decisions or taking actions that may cause a conflict of interest.
KEY: conflict of interest, government ethics, Hatch Act, personnel management
Date of Last Change: July 3, 2024
Notice of Continuation: March 9, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-7-2; 63A-17-106; 63A-17-904; 5 U.S.C. 1502(a)(3)