27 Miss. Code. R. 100-6-209 - RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES PURCHASING UNDER TERMS OF A STATE CONTRACT

Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-4-105(1) states, "No public servant shall use his official position to obtain pecuniary benefit for himself other than that compensation provided for by law, or to obtain pecuniary benefit for any relative or any business with which he is associated."

In layman's terms, this means that anyone purchasing services is free to negotiate the best price possible with the seller but any attempt to tie the sale to a state contract based upon employment with a governmental entity could be considered to be a violation of the ethics law.

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27 Miss. Code. R. 100-6-209

Adopted 1/15/2015 Amended 1/15/2015 Amended 4/14/2016 Amended 7/1/2016