§ 50216. Conflicts of Interest
TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 50216. Conflicts of Interest. No employee, consultant employed for review of an application, or board mem- ber of the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority or his immediate family and no corporation or any other legal entity, in which any employee or counsel of the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority or his immedi- ate family has any financial interest, is eligible to apply for a Qualifying Certifi- cate. Neither shall any of the following, during their term of office and for a period of one year after their resignation, termination, or completion of their term of of- fice, directly or indirectly, qualify for a Qualifying Certificate: (a) Members of the Legislature and their immediate family; (b) Employees of the Executive Branch of the Government of the CNMI and their immediate family members, from the level of agency head and up; (c) Employees and special consultants of the Governor’s Office and their im- mediate family; and (d) Judges of the various courts of the Commonwealth and their immediate fam- ily. Any Qualifying Certificate issued in violation of this Section may be grounds for termination of any or all benefits under the Qualifying Certificate. For purposes of this Section, “immediate family” shall mean: a spouse, mother, father, stepfa- ther, stepmother, brothers, sisters, natural and adopted children. Source: PL 12-32, § 3 (3316); PL 22-1, § 3 (June 7, 2021).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission