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-Section 2.
-. A lobbyist may not knowingly give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift to a public
-official.  A public  official  may  not  knowingly  accept  a  gift  from  a  lobbyist.  These
-prohibitions do not apply if the lobbyist is an immediate family member of the public
-official. "Gift," as used in this subsection, means any item, service, or thing of value
-not  given  in  exchange  for  fair  market  consideration,  including  gifts  of  travel  or
-recreation.  However,  "gift"  does  not  mean  any  purely  informational  material,
-campaign  contribution,  or,  in  order  to  advance  opportunities  for  North  Dakota
-residents to meet with public officials in educational and social settings inside the
-state, any item, service, or thing of value given under conditions that do not raise
-ethical concerns, as determined by rules adopted by the ethics commission. Such
-rules must be adopted within two years after the effective date of this article. So as to
-allow for the adoption of these rules, these prohibitions shall take effect two years
-after  the  effective  date  of  this  article.  Appropriate  civil  and criminal  sanctions  for
-violations of this subsection shall be set by the legislative assembly.
-. An elected public official may not be a lobbyist while holding office or for two years
-after  holding  office.  Appropriate  civil  and  criminal  sanctions  for  violations  of  this
-subsection shall be set by the legislative assembly.
-. A lobbyist  may  not  knowingly  deliver  a  campaign  contribution  made  by  another
-individual or entity. "Deliver," as used in this subsection, means to transport, transfer,
-or  otherwise  transmit,  either  physically  or  electronically.  This  prohibition  does not
-apply  to  a  person  who  delivers  a  campaign  contribution  to  the  persons  own
-campaign,  or  to  the  campaign  of  the  persons  immediate  family  member.  This
-prohibition shall not be interpreted to prohibit any person from making a campaign
-contribution  or  from  encouraging  others  to  make  a  campaign  contribution  or  to
-otherwise support or oppose a candidate. Appropriate civil and criminal sanctions for
-violations of this subsection shall be set by the legislative assembly.
-. A statewide candidate, candidate for the legislative assembly, or public official may
-not  knowingly  use  a  campaign  contribution  for  personal  use  or  enrichment.
-Appropriate civil and criminal sanctions for violations of this subsection shall be set
-by the legislative assembly.
-. Directors, officers, commissioners, heads, or other executives of agencies shall avoid
-the  appearance  of  bias,  and  shall  disqualify  themselves  in  any  quasi-judicial
-proceeding in which monetary or in-kind support related to that persons election to
-any office, or a financial interest not shared by the general public as defined by the
-ethics  commission,  creates  an  appearance  of  bias  to  a  reasonable  person.  The
-legislative  assembly  and  the  ethics  commission  shall  enforce  this  provision  by
-appropriate legislation and rules, respectively. So as to allow for the adoption of such
-legislation or rules, this subsection shall  take effect three years after the effective
-date of this article.
-. Governments  of  foreign  countries,  foreign  nationals  not  lawfully  admitted  for
-permanent  residence in  the United States,  and corporations  organized under  the
-laws of or having their principal place of business in a foreign country, are prohibited
-from making contributions or expenditures in connection with any statewide election,
-election for the legislative assembly, or statewide ballot-issue election.