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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2023-171
Requesting Party
Jason May
Agency at Issue
Juvenile Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
Decision Date
4/5/2023
Law
La. R.S. 42:1115A
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The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit the employees of the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court from soliciting Jockey's "Jockey Being Family" Program for donations.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> of cops DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> Q,off Sr,J1 <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> �OneioeNcc (225)219-5600 <br /> •••..o..••' FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> April 12, 2023 www.ethics.Ia.gov <br /> Jason May <br /> Staff Attorney <br /> Juvenile Court <br /> Parish of East Baton Rouge <br /> 8333 Veterans Memorial Boulevard <br /> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2023-171 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. May: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on April 5, 2023, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics("Code")would prohibit the <br /> Juvenile Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge("Juvenile Court")from soliciting and accepting <br /> donations of goods and/or services and corporate sponsors for the National Adoption Day Program <br /> hosted by the Juvenile Court. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated the Juvenile Court is planning their Second National Adoption Day Program. You <br /> stated that you are seeking donations of goods and/or services and corporate sponsors for the event. <br /> In particular,you stated that you would like to contact"Jockey Being Family"to secure backpacks <br /> for the adoptive families on adoption day. Jockey has a formal backpack program whereby the <br /> company provides backpacks to adoptive families through judges and adoption agencies. Jockey <br /> neither has a contractual, business, or other financial relationship with the Juvenile Court; nor is it <br /> regulated by the Juvenile Court; nor does it have substantial economic interests that may be <br /> affected by the performance or nonperformance of a public servant; nor is it seeking to influence <br /> legislation by the Juvenile Court. <br /> LAw <br /> La. R.S. 42:1115A: No public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any thing of <br /> economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or <br /> employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such <br /> person: <br /> (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the <br /> public servant's agency, or <br /> (2) Is seeking, for compensation, to influence the passage or defeat of legislation by the public <br /> servant's agency. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2023-171) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />
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