Montana Code 20-7-608. Offer or acceptance of emoluments or other inducements — penalty
20-7-608. Offer or acceptance of emoluments or other inducements — penalty. (1) A textbook dealer or the dealer’s agent may not offer any emolument or other inducement to any trustee or school employee to influence the selection, adoption, or purchase of textbooks.
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-608
- County superintendent: means the county government official who is the school officer of the county. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
- Textbook: means a book, digital resource, or manual used as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Textbook dealer: means a party, company, corporation, or other organization selling, offering to sell, or offering for adoption textbooks to districts in the state. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2)A trustee, county superintendent, or school employee may not accept any emolument or other inducement from a textbook dealer or agent of the dealer for the use of the official’s or employee’s influence in the selection, adoption, or purchase of textbooks.
(3)The violation of any provisions of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition, any trustee, county superintendent, or school employee convicted of the misdemeanor must be removed from the officer’s or employee’s position.
(4)This section may not be construed to prevent the supplying of a necessary number of sample textbooks for the purpose of examination by school officials or school employees.