Section 115-03-01-02 - Gift prohibitions and penalties1. A lobbyist may not knowingly give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift to a public official in conjunction with any effort by the lobbyist to lobby the public official. A public official may not knowingly accept a gift from a lobbyist offered in conjunction with the lobbyist efforts to lobby the public official.2. If a prohibited gift is received by a public official the gift will not be considered a violation if: a. The gift is not used and is returned within ten days after receipt of the gift or ten days after learning that the gift is prohibited; orb. The public official pays market value for the gift within ten days after receipt of the gift or ten days after learning that the gift is prohibited.3. The secretary of state shall assess a civil penalty upon any individual who violates this section. If the gift has a value of five hundred dollars or more, the civil penalty must be two times the value of the gift. If the gift has a value of less than five hundred dollars, the civil penalty must be no less than two times the value of the gift and may be up to one thousand dollars.N.D. Admin Code 115-03-01-02
Effective October 6, 2020.