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.
- Review date
- 10/01/2022
- Review outcome
Retained
- Document
- ETHICS2017.01 (PDF 264.36 Kilobytes)