2006 Utah Code - 36-11-304 — Offering gift or loan -- When prohibited.

     36-11-304.   Offering gift or loan -- When prohibited.
     (1) A lobbyist, principal, or government officer may not offer to or give any public official or member of his immediate family any gift or loan if the public official has been, or is now, or in the near future may be involved in any governmental action directly affecting the donor or lender.
     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:
     (a) an occasional nonpecuniary gift, having a value of not in excess of $50 per individual;
     (b) an award publicly presented in recognition of public services;
     (c) any bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business; or
     (d) gifts to a relative.
     (3) For the purposes of this section:
     (a) "Gift" means a transfer of real or tangible personal property for less than fair and adequate consideration. It does not include plaques, commendations, or awards.
     (b) "Tangible personal property" does not include the admission price for events, meals, recreation, outings, or functions, and is intended to be interpreted consistent with the meaning of tangible personal property found in the Utah Constitution Article XIII.

Enacted by Chapter 192, 1995 General Session