25-4-121 - Officials or members of immediate family, partners or associates not to derive pecuniary benefits as result of official duties under Chapter 497, Laws of 2009; penalties.
§ 25-4-121. Officials or members of immediate family, partners or associates not to derive pecuniary benefits as result of official duties under Chapter 497, Laws of 2009; penalties.
No elected or appointed official shall derive any pecuniary benefit, directly or indirectly, as a result of his duties under Chapter 497, Laws of 2009. Any elected or appointed official, any member of the immediate family or any partner or associate of the elected or appointed official, shall not derive any income from the issuance of any bonds or the disposition of any property under Chapter 497, Laws of 2009, contrary to the provisions of Section 109, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person performing clerical or administrative functions, which are other than legal services provided by an attorney, that are associated with the issuance of any bonds under Chapter 497, Laws of 2009, such as the printing of bonds or other materials. Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years and a fine of not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
Sources: Laws, 2009, ch. 497, § 8, eff from and after July 1, 2009.