Section 6-212 - Conflicts of interest prohibited.
§ 6-212. Conflicts of interest prohibited.
(a) Prohibitions - Agent or employee of Administration or member of the Commission.- An agent or employee of the Administration or member of the Commission may not:
(1) Contract with the Administration;
(2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the Administration; or
(3) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the Administration of any property.
(b) Prohibitions - Agent, employee, etc., of local port authority or port commission.- An agent, employee, member, or officer of a local port authority or local port commission may not:
(1) Contract with the authority or commission;
(2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the authority or commission;
(3) Have any direct or indirect interest in a company that does business with the authority or commission; or
(4) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the authority or commission of any property.
(c) Penalties.- Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 62B, § 21; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; ch. 214; 1988, ch. 541, § 1.]