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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-889 Page 9 of13 IV. PROVISIONS OF LAW 14. La. R.S. 42:11llA(1)(a) provides: No public servant shall receive anything of economic value, other than compensation and benefits from the governmental entity to which he is duly entitled, for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of his office or position. 15. The following terms are defined in Section 1102 of the Ethics Code and are relevant when analyzing the above Sections: (12) defines "governmental entity" to mean the state or any political subdivision which employs the public employee or employed the former public employee. (18)(a) defines "public employee" to mean anyone, whether compensated or not, who is (i) an administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office (ii) appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof (iii) engaged in the performance of a governmental function(iv)under the supervision or authority of an elected official or another employee of the governmental entity. (19) defines "public servant"to mean a public employee or an elected official. (22)(a)defines"thing of economic value"to mean money or any other thing having economic value; 16. The following provisions proscribe the penalties the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may assess if the Ethics Adjudicatory Board determines a violation of the Ethics Code has occurred: §1153. Penalties B. Upon a determination that any public employee or other person has violated any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act which shall be governed by Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Ethics