2005 Minnesota Statutes - 349A.11 — Conflict of interest.

     349A.11 Conflict of interest. 


    Subdivision 1.    Lottery ticket; retailer.  The 
 director, an employee of the lottery, a member of the immediate 
 family of the director or employee residing in the same 
 household may not: 


    (1) purchase a lottery ticket; or 


    (2) have any personal pecuniary interest in any vendor 
 holding a lottery procurement contract, or in any lottery 
 retailer; or 


    (3) receive any gift, gratuity, or other thing of value, 
 excluding food or beverage, from any lottery vendor or lottery 
 retailer, or person applying to be a retailer or vendor, in 
 excess of $100 in any calendar year.  


    Subd. 2.    Gifts.  The director or an employee of the 
 lottery in the unclassified service may not accept a gift the 
 acceptance of which by an official would be prohibited by 
 section 10A.071. 


    Subd. 3.    Penalty.  A violation of subdivision 1, 
 clause (1), is a misdemeanor.  A violation of subdivision 1, 
 clause (2), is a gross misdemeanor.  A violation of subdivision 
 1, clause (3), is a misdemeanor unless the gift, gratuity, or 
 other item of value received has a value in excess of $500, in 
 which case a violation is a gross misdemeanor.  


    Subd. 4.    Future employment.  The director or an 
 unclassified employee of the lottery may not, within two years 
 of terminating employment with the lottery, represent any 
 person, corporation, or entity before the lottery.  A violation 
 of this paragraph is a misdemeanor. 


    HIST: 1989 c 334 art 3 s 11; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1995 c 254 art 
 1 s 87; 1998 c 366 s 72