1. A member of the board, the director, the commissioner, or an employee of the lottery shall not directly or indirectly, individually, as a member of a partnership or other association, or as a shareholder, director, or officer of a corporation have an interest in a business which contracts for the operation and marketing of the lottery as authorized by section 99E.9, subsection 2.
2. A member of the board, the director, the commissioner, an employee of the lottery, or a member of their immediate family shall not ask for, offer to accept, or receive a gift, gratuity, or other thing of more than fifty dollars in value from a person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of a lottery or from an applicant for a license to sell tickets or shares in the lottery or from a licensee.
3. A person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of a lottery, an applicant for a license to sell tickets or shares in the lottery, or a licensee shall not offer a member of the board, the director, the commissioner, an employee of the lottery, or a member of their immediate family a gift, gratuity, or other thing of more than fifty dollars in value.
4. A board member, director, commissioner, or employee of the lottery who violates a provision of this section, or if a member of their immediate family violates a provision of this section, shall be immediately removed from the office or position.
5. A violation of this section is a serious misdemeanor.
6. As used in this section, "member of their immediate family" means a spouse, child, stepchild, brother, brother-in- law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, stepsister, parent, parent-in-law, or stepparent of the board member, the commissioner, or the employee.
7. Enforcement of this section against a board member or the director or commissioner shall be by the attorney general who upon finding a violation shall initiate an action to remove the board member or the director or commissioner.
8. In addition to the prohibitions of this section, the prohibitions of sections 722.1 and 722.2 are applicable.
85 Acts, ch 33, §113; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 412
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