Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 220 - Department of Administration › Chapter 30 - Purchases › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Code of Ethics and Professional Behavior (220-RICR-30-00-3) › Section 220-RICR-30-00-3.1 - CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All
				 state employees shall be subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
				 36-14 and all regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission,
				 and any special provisions of this section.
B. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										36-14-1 It
				 is the policy of the state of Rhode Island that public officials and employees
				 must adhere to the highest standard of ethical conduct, respect the public
				 trust and the rights of all persons, be open, accountable and responsive, avoid
				 the appearance of impropriety, and not use their positions for private gain or
				 advantage.
C. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										36-14-5 Prohibited Activities under the Rhode Island Conflict of Interest Statutes.
1. No person subject to the code of ethics
				 shall have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage
				 in any business, employment, transaction or professional activity, or incur any
				 obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper
				 discharge of his duties or employment in the public interest and of his
				 responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state.
2. No person subject to the code of ethics
				 shall accept other employment which will either impair his independence of
				 judgment as to his official duties or employment or require him, or induce him,
				 to disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course and by
				 reason of his official duties.
3.
				 No person subject to the code of ethics shall willfully and knowingly disclose,
				 for pecuniary gain, to any other person, confidential information acquired by
				 him in the course of and by reason of his official duties or employment or use
				 any such information for the purpose of pecuniary gain.
4. No person subject to the code of ethics
				 shall use in any way his public office or confidential information received
				 through his holding any public office to obtain financial gain, other than that
				 provided by law, for himself or spouse (if not estranged) or any dependent
				 child or business associate or any business by which said person is employed or
				 which said person represents.
5. No
				 person subject to this code of ethics or spouse (if not estranged) or dependent
				 child or business associate of such person or any business by which said person
				 is employed or which such person represents, shall solicit or accept any gift,
				 loan, political contribution, reward, or promise of future employment based on
				 any understanding that the vote, official action or judgment of said person
				 would be influenced thereby.
6. No
				 person shall give or offer to any person covered by this code of ethics, or to
				 any candidate for public office, or to any spouse (if not estranged) or
				 dependent child or business associate of such person, or any business by which
				 said person is employed or which such person represents, any gift, loan,
				 political contribution, reward, or promise of future employment based on any
				 understanding that the vote, official action or judgment of said person would
				 be influenced thereby.