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15.5—Use of Official Position
A member may not corruptly use or attempt to use the member's official
position or any property or resource which may be within the member's trust in
a manner contrary to the trust or authority placed in the member, either by the
public or by other members, for the purpose of securing a special privilege,
benefit, or exemption for the member or for others.
15.6—Use of Information Obtained by Reason of Official Position
A member may engage in business and professional activity in competition
with others but may not use or provide to others, for the member's personal gain
or benefit or for the personal gain or benefit of any other person or business
entity, any information that has been obtained by reason of the member's
official capacity as a member and that is unavailable to members of the public
as a matter of law.
15.7—Representation of Another Before a State Agency
A member may not personally represent another person or entity for
compensation before any state agency other than a judicial tribunal. For the
purposes of this rule, "state agency" means any entity of the legislative or
executive branch of state government over which the Legislature exercises
plenary budgetary and statutory control.
15.8—Advisory Opinions
(a) A member, when in doubt about the applicability and interpretation
of the House Code of Conduct or ethics laws to the member's conduct, may
convey the facts of the situation to the House general counsel for an advisory
opinion. The general counsel shall issue the opinion within 10 days after
receiving the request. The advisory opinion may be relied upon by the member
requesting the opinion. Upon request of any member, the committee or
subcommittee designated by the Speaker to have responsibility for the ethical
conduct of members may revise an advisory opinion rendered by the House
general counsel through an advisory opinion issued to the member who
requested the opinion.
(b) An advisory opinion rendered by the House general counsel or the
committee or subcommittee shall be numbered, dated, and published. Advisory
opinions from the House general counsel or the committee or subcommittee
may not identify the member seeking the opinion unless such member so
requests.
15.9—Penalties for Violations
Separately from any prosecutions or penalties otherwise provided by law, any
member determined to have violated the requirements of these rules relating to
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