Montana Code 2-2-131. Disclosure
2-2-131. Disclosure. A public officer or public employee shall, prior to acting in a manner that may impinge on public duty, including the award of a permit, contract, or license, disclose the nature of the private interest that creates the conflict. The public officer or public employee shall make the disclosure in writing to the commissioner of political practices, listing the amount of private interest, if any, the purpose and duration of the person‘s services rendered, if any, and the compensation received for the services or other information that is necessary to describe the interest. If the public officer or public employee then performs the official act involved, the officer or employee shall state for the record the fact and summary nature of the interest disclosed at the time of performing the act.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-2-131
- Compensation: means any money or economic benefit conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or to be rendered by the person or another. See Montana Code 2-2-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Private interest: means an interest held by an individual that is:
(a)an ownership interest in a business;
(b)a creditor interest in an insolvent business;
(c)an employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have begun;
(d)an ownership interest in real property;
(e)a loan or other debtor interest; or
(f)a directorship or officership in a business. See Montana Code 2-2-102
- Public employee: means :
(a)any temporary or permanent employee of the state, including an employee of the judicial branch;
(b)any temporary or permanent employee of a local government;
(c)a member of a quasi-judicial board or commission or of a board, commission, or committee with rulemaking authority; and
(d)a person under contract to the state. See Montana Code 2-2-102
- Public officer: includes any state officer and any elected officer of a local government. See Montana Code 2-2-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203