1.    A lobbyist may not give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift knowingly to a public official, and a public official may not accept a gift from a lobbyist knowingly.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-66-03

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply when a lobbyist gives, offers, solicits, initiates, or facilitates, or a public official accepts a gift to or from a family member.

3.    The commission may assess a civil penalty upon any individual who violates this section.

a.    If the gift has a value of five hundred dollars or more, the civil penalty may be up to two times the value of the gift.

b.    If the gift has a value of less than five hundred dollars, the civil penalty may be two times the value of the gift and may be up to one thousand dollars.

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