2013 Idaho Statutes
Title 59 - PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL
Chapter 7 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT
Section 59-702 - POLICY AND PURPOSE.


ID Code § 59-702 (2013) What's This?

59-702. Policy and purpose. It is hereby declared that the position of a public official at all levels of government is a public trust and it is in the public interest to:

(1) Protect the integrity of government throughout the state of Idaho while at the same time facilitating recruitment and retention of personnel needed within government;

(2) Assure independence, impartiality and honesty of public officials in governmental functions;

(3) Inform citizens of the existence of personal interests which may present a conflict of interest between an official's public trust and private concerns;

(4) Prevent public office from being used for personal gain contrary to the public interest;

(5) Prevent special interests from unduly influencing governmental action; and

(6) Assure that governmental functions and policies reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the public interest.


History:

[59-702, added 1990, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 904.]

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