(1) During a calendar year, a public official, a candidate or a relative or member of the household of the public official or candidate may not solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50 from any single source that could reasonably be known to have a legislative or administrative interest.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 244.025

  • Candidate: means an individual for whom a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition or certificate of nomination to public office has been filed or whose name is printed on a ballot or is expected to be or has been presented, with the individual's consent, for nomination or election to public office. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Gift: means something of economic value given to a public official, a candidate or a relative or member of the household of the public official or candidate:

    (A) Without valuable consideration of equivalent value, including the full or partial forgiveness of indebtedness, which is not extended to others who are not public officials or candidates or the relatives or members of the household of public officials or candidates on the same terms and conditions; or

    (B) For valuable consideration less than that required from others who are not public officials or candidates. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Legislative or administrative interest: means an economic interest, distinct from that of the general public, in:

    (a) Any matter subject to the decision or vote of the public official acting in the public official's capacity as a public official; or

    (b) Any matter that would be subject to the decision or vote of the candidate who, if elected, would be acting in the capacity of a public official. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

  • Member of the household: means any person who resides with the public official or candidate. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Public official: means the First Partner and any person who, when an alleged violation of this chapter occurs, is serving the State of Oregon or any of its political subdivisions or any other public body as defined in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

(2) During a calendar year, a person who has a legislative or administrative interest may not offer to the public official or a relative or member of the household of the public official any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50.

(3) During a calendar year, a person who has a legislative or administrative interest may not offer to the candidate or a relative or member of the household of the candidate any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50.

(4) This section does not apply to public officials subject to the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct. [2007 c.877 § 18; 2009 c.68 § 3]

 

[1974 c.72 § 24; repealed by 2007 c.865 § 41]

 

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