54-66-03. Lobbyist gifts - Penalty

54-66-03. Lobbyist gifts - Penalty 1. A lobbyist may not give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift knowingly to a public official, and a public official may not accept a gift from a lobbyist knowingly. 2. The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply when a lobbyist gives, offers, solicits, initiates, or facilitates, or a public official accepts a gift to or from a family member. 3. The commission may assess a civil penalty upon any individual who violates this section. a. If the gift has a value of five hundred dollars or more, the civil penalty may be up to two times the value of the gift. b. If the gift has a value of less than five hundred dollars, the civil penalty may be two times the value of the gift and may be up to one thousand dollars.