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11A.020 Public servant prohibited from certain conduct -- Exception -- Disclosure of personal or private interest.

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11A.020 Public servant prohibited from certain conduct -- Exception -- Disclosure of personal or private interest. (1) No public servant, by himself or through others, shall knowingly: (a) Use or attempt to use his influence in any matter which involves a substantial conflict between his personal or private interest and his duties in the public <br>interest; (b) Use or attempt to use any means to influence a public agency in derogation of the state at large; (c) Use his official position or office to obtain financial gain for himself or any members of the public servant's family; or (d) Use or attempt to use his official position to secure or create privileges, exemptions, advantages, or treatment for himself or others in derogation of the <br>public interest at large. (2) If a public servant appears before a state agency, he shall avoid all conduct which might in any way lead members of the general public to conclude that he is using <br>his official position to further his professional or private interest. (3) When a public servant abstains from action on an official decision in which he has or may have a personal or private interest, he shall disclose that fact in writing to his <br>superior, who shall cause the decision on these matters to be made by an impartial <br>third party. (4) The prohibitions imposed by subsection (1)(c) of this section shall not apply to Professional Golfers' Association class A members who teach golf lessons and <br>receive a fee or lesson charge at golf courses owned and operated by the Kentucky <br>Department of Parks. Instruction provided by an employee of the Commonwealth <br>shall only be given while the employee is on his or her own personal time. The <br>commissioner of the Department of Parks shall promulgate administrative <br>regulations to establish guidelines for the process by which Professional Golfers' <br>Association class A members are approved to teach golf lessons at Kentucky <br>Department of Parks-owned golf courses. The exception granted by this subsection <br>is in recognition of the benefits that will accrue to the Kentucky Department of <br>Parks due to increased participation at state-owned golf courses. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 381, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 287, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992.