HF 2426

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to elections; changing certain gift ban
exceptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
10A.071, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.071,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Exceptions.

(a) The prohibitions in this
section do not apply if the gift is:

(1) a contribution as defined in section 10A.01,
subdivision 11;

(2) services to assist an official in the performance of
official duties, including but not limited to providing advice,
consultation, information, and communication in connection with
legislation, and services to constituents;

(3) services of insignificant monetary value;

(4) a plaque or similar memento recognizing individual
services in a field of specialty or to a charitable cause;

(5) a trinket or memento of insignificant value;

(6) informational material of unexceptional value; or

(7) food deleted text begin or a deleted text end new text begin and new text end beverage given at a reception, meal, or
meeting away from the recipient's place of work deleted text begin by an
organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech
or answer questions as part of a program deleted text end .

(b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the
gift is given:

(1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a
majority of whose members are not officials, and an equivalent
gift is given to the other members of the group; or

(2) by a lobbyist or principal who is a member of the
family of the recipient, unless the gift is given on behalf of
someone who is not a member of that family.