The secretary, undersecretary, assistant secretaries or any of the employees of the Department of Transportation and Development and corporations or firms in which the secretary, undersecretary, assistant secretaries or any employee of the department are in any way financially interested, are prohibited from bidding on, entering into, or being in any way interested in a contract for the building or improvement of any facility of the Department of Transportation and Development.  

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than twelve months, or both, and shall be removed from his position by the governor or by the secretary.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.