(a) Within 30 days of notice of the Commission’s determination that a public servant has a disqualifying conflict of interest, the public servant shall eliminate the interest that constitutes the disqualifying conflict of interest or resign from the public position.

(b) Failure by a public servant to comply with subsection (a) of this section is a violation of this Chapter for purposes of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-45

(c) A decision under this section shall be considered a final decision for contested case purposes under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the N.C. Gen. Stat..

(d) As used in this section, a disqualifying conflict of interest is a conflict of interest of such significance that the conflict of interest would prevent a public servant from fulfilling a substantial function or portion of the public servant’s public duties. (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)