No employee, member of a board or commission, or a public official of the District government shall engage in outside employment or private business activity or have any direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts or would appear to conflict with the fair, impartial, and objective performance of officially assigned duties and responsibilities.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1802, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 501(c)(4), 59 DCR 1862.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-619.2.
1973 Ed., § 1-348.2.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 401(c)(4) of Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-298, January 29, 2012, 59 DCR 683).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-139, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-601.01.
For history of Law 19-124, see notes under § 1-122.