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Section 1111 of Louisiana's Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits a public servant from receiving any thing <br /> of economic value from a source other than his governmental employer for the performance or any service which <br /> is too closely related to his public duties or for any service which draws upon official information which is not a <br /> part of the public record or if the person making the payment is a prohibited source. The purpose of this <br /> information sheet is to outline some of these restrictions and to highlight some of the most common misconceptions <br /> regarding §1111 of the Ethics Code. <br /> 1111C(1)RESTRICTIONS <br /> A public servant is prohibited from receiving any thing of economic value for any service which: <br /> 1. Is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities, programs, or operations of the <br /> agency of the public servant AND in which the public servant participated; <br /> OR <br /> 2. Substantially draws upon official data or ideas of the agency which have not been made a <br /> part of public information. <br /> Example#1:If you are a Sheriff's Deputy who arrests and detains suspects,could <br /> you work for a private detention facility located in your parish which sometimes houses <br /> suspects when the parish prison is full? <br /> Answer: No,because you participate in the arrest and detention of suspects who <br /> could be housed in the private detention facility. It is the responsibility of the Sheriff's <br /> Office to house the suspects it arrests and when the parish contracts this responsibility <br /> out to the private facility,the private facility becomes a prohibited source of income to <br /> you because the duties and responsibilities you would perform for the private facility <br /> would be too closely related to what you are paid to do for the Sheriff's Office. <br /> However, if we change the facts and the private detention center is located in another <br /> parish,then you could work for the private facility because the suspects who would be <br /> housed there are out of your jurisdiction and you would not have participated in their <br /> arrest and/or detention. Your duties and responsibilities at the private facility in a <br /> different parish would not be substantially related to your duties and responsibilities at <br /> the Sheriff's Office because it is located in a different jurisdiction. <br />