ETH 16.02 NoteIn general, these sections provide that a state public official may not use his or her public office to obtain anything of substantial value and may not accept anything of value if it could reasonably be expected to influence the official’s judgment. Moreover, a state official must report annually the acceptance of anything of value received as a gift from someone other than a relative if its value exceeds $50.
ETH 16.02 NoteETH 16.02 identifies the most common situations coming within the hospitality exclusion. Many other circumstances may come within the exclusion (e.g., wedding receptions, theater parties, hunting trips) but because of their diverse character no general rule can be stated. Written opinions on the term’s application to situations not addressed here may be obtained from the board on request.
ETH 16.02 NoteThe rule also identifies the circumstances under which hospitality is unrelated to state business.
ETH 16.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1976, No. 246, eff. 7-1-76; am. (1) and (5), Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; renum. (6) to be (7), cr. (6), Register, May, 1977, No. 257, eff. 6-1-77; am. (1), Register, June, 1977, No. 258, eff. 7-1-77; renum. (7) to be (8), cr. (7), Register, November, 1977, No. 263, eff. 12-1-77; am. (intro.) r. and recr. (1) and r. (2) to (8), Register, October, 1978, No. 274, eff. 11-1-78; renum. (1) to be (2), cr. (1), Register, July, 1979, No. 283, eff. 8-1-79; am. (intro.) and (1), r. (2), Register, April, 1985, No. 352, eff. 5-1-85. ETH 16.03ETH 16.03 Topic of a lobbying communication. A person reports a topic as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the ethics commission all of the following information: ETH 16.03(1)(1) A succinct written statement sufficient to put the reader on notice of the communication’s specific subject matter. ETH 16.03(2)(2) Whether the communication is an attempt to influence legislative or administrative action, or both. ETH 16.03(4)(4) A single category designation, chosen from the following list: ETH 16.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00; CR 03-061: am. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726; CR 18-017: am. (1), r. (3), cr. (4) Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20; correction in (4) (r) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763; correction in (4) (s) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763. ETH 16.04ETH 16.04 Proposed administrative rule number. A person reports a proposed administrative rule number as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the commission the state agency name and scope statement number. ETH 16.04 HistoryHistory: CR 03-061: cr. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; CR 18-017: cons. and renum. (intro.) and (1) to ETH 16.04 and am., r. (2) Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20. ETH 16.05ETH 16.05 Voluntary lobbyist home address disclosure. The Commission may request a lobbyist to voluntarily provide his or her home address to the commission upon application for licensure. An address provided under this section may be retained and utilized by the commission only for the purpose of auditing for contributions prohibited by s. 13.625, Stats. ETH 16.05 HistoryHistory: CR 18-017: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20.
/exec_review/admin_code/eth/16
true
administrativecode
/exec_review/admin_code/eth/16/03/4/j
Ethics Commission (ETH)
administrativecode/ETH 16.03(4)(j)
administrativecode/ETH 16.03(4)(j)
section
true
