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Docket No. 23-171
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics (Ethics) prohibits Jockey Being Family Program from donating backpacks to the East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court.
Facts:
The East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court is planning their second National Adoption Day Program. They are seeking donations of goods and/or services as well as corporate sponsors. They are interested in contacting Jockey Being Family in hopes of securing backpacks for the adoptive families on adoption day. Jockey has a formal "backpack program" whereby they provide backpacks to adoptive families through judges and adoption agencies.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1115A(1) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115A(2) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person is seeking, for compensation, to influence the passage or defeat of legislation by the pubic servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115B(1) prohibits a public employee from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person conducts operations or activities that are regulated by the public employees' agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115B(2) prohibits a public employee from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has a substantial economic interest which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's office duty.

La. R.S. 42:1117 provides that no public servant or other person shall give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver or offer to give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver, directly or indirectly, to any public servant or other person any thing of economic value which such public servant or other person would be prohibited from receiving by any provision of this Part.


Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2023-171 - AO
2023-171 - Advisory Opinion Draft - May