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2017 Idaho Statutes
Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT
Section 74-402 - POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Universal Citation: ID Code § 74-402 (2017)
74-402. 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:
[74-402, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 373.]
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