Code of Alabama - Title 41: State Government - Section 41-9-341 - Members not to receive pay, etc.; payment of expenses of members; conflicts of interest of members or employees of commission; penalty

Section 41-9-341 - Members not to receive pay, etc.; payment of expenses of members; conflicts of interest of members or employees of commission; penalty.

No member of the commission shall receive any pay or emolument for the discharge of his duties. Commission members and employees of the commission shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred on behalf of the commission in the development, operation, promotion, and expansion of its programs and activities. All such expenses are to be paid from the funds of the commission.

It shall be unlawful for any member of the commission or any employee thereof to charge, receive or obtain, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, retainer or brokerage out of the funds of the commission, and no member of the commission or officer or employee thereof shall have any interest in any land, materials or contracts sold to or made or negotiated with the commission or with any member or employee thereof acting in his capacity as a member or employee of such commission. Violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by removal from membership or employment and by a fine of not less than $100.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months or both.

(Acts 1963, No. 481, p. 1028, §3; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-900, p. 467, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021