Advisory Opinion 17-01

Date

06/30/2017

Number

2017 No. 1

Requester

Rep. Melanie Stambaugh

Topic

Fundraising by Legislators to Pay Private Debts Incurred in Defense of Ethics Charges

Issue/Question

May a legislator engage in or be a beneficiary of fundraising in order to pay private debts and imposed penalties incurred in defense of allegations of unethical actions?

Summary

Board advised that such efforts would also violate the limitations on receipt of gifts under RCW 42.52.150.

Document

ETHICS2017.01 (PDF 264.36 Kilobytes)