Iowa Code 68B.4A – Sales by legislative employees
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A permanent legislative employee shall not sell, either directly or indirectly, any goods or services to individuals, associations, or corporations which employ persons who are registered lobbyists before the general assembly, except when the legislative employee has met all of the following conditions:
1. The consent of the person or persons responsible for hiring or approving the hiring of the legislative employee is obtained.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 68B.4A
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Legislative employee: means a permanent full-time employee of the general assembly but does not include members of the general assembly. See Iowa Code 68B.2
- Person: means , without limitation, any individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, labor union, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 68B.2
2. The duties and functions performed by the legislative employee for the general assembly are not related to the legislative authority of the general assembly over the individual, association, or corporation, or the selling of goods or services by the legislative employee to the individuals, associations, or corporations does not affect the employee’s duties or functions at the general assembly.
3. The selling of any goods or services by the legislative employee to an individual, association, or corporation does not include lobbying of the general assembly.
4. The selling of any goods or services by the legislative employee does not cause the employee to sell goods or services to the general assembly on behalf of the individual, association, or corporation.