2005 Idaho Code - 59-705 — CIVIL PENALTY

                                  TITLE  59
                          PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL
                                  CHAPTER 7
                             ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT
    59-705.  CIVIL PENALTY. (1) Any public official who intentionally fails to
disclose a conflict of interest as provided for in section 59-704, Idaho Code,
shall be guilty of a civil offense, the penalty for which may be a fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars ($500), provided that the provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to any public official where the governmental
entity on which said official serves has put into operation an ethics
commission or board described in section 59-704(6), Idaho Code.
    (2)  The penalty prescribed in subsection (1) of this section does not
limit the power of either house of the legislature to discipline its own
members, nor limit the power of governmental entities, including occupational
or professional licensing bodies, to discipline their members or personnel. A
violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not preclude prosecution and
conviction for any criminal violation that may have been committed.