KRS 11A.045: Acceptance of gifts by public servants permitted under certain

circumstances.

(1) No public servant, his spouse, or dependent child knowingly shall accept any

gifts or gratuities, including travel expenses, meals, alcoholic beverages, and

honoraria, totaling a value greater than twenty-five dollars ($25) in a single

calendar year from any person or business that does business with, is

regulated by, is seeking grants from, is involved in litigation against, or is

lobbying or attempting to influence the actions of the agency in which the public

servant is employed or which he supervises, or from any group or association

which has as its primary purpose the representation of those persons or

businesses. Nothing contained in this subsection shall prohibit the commission

from authorizing exceptions to this subsection where such exemption would not

create an appearance of impropriety. This subsection shall not apply to:

(a) Activities involving sponsorships, naming rights, or similar honoraria

granted under KRS 45A.097; or

(b) Individuals traveling on their own while involved in activities related to

KRS 45A.097.

(2) Nothing in KRS Chapter 11A shall prohibit or restrict the allocation of or

acceptance by a public servant of a ticket for admission to a sporting event if

the ticket or admission is paid for by the public servant at face value or is paid

for at face value by the individual to whom the ticket is allocated.

(3) Nothing in KRS 11A.001 to 11A.110 shall prohibit or restrict the acceptance by

a public servant of the Cabinet for Economic Development or by any other

public servant working directly with the cabinet on an economic incentive

package of anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity, if the gift or

gratuity:

(a) Was not solicited by the public servant;

(b) Was accepted by the public servant in the performance of his or her

official duties and in compliance with guidelines to be established by the

Kentucky Economic Development Partnership which shall include

requirements that all gifts or gratuities of a reportable value under KRS

11A.050(3)(k) be registered with the Kentucky Economic Development

Partnership and with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission and that

all tangible property with a value in excess of twenty-five dollars ($25),

other than food and beverages consumed on the premises, shall be

turned over to the Cabinet for Economic Development within thirty (30)

days of receipt. In filing reports of gifts or gratuities with the Executive

Branch Ethics Commission, the Cabinet for Economic Development may

delete information identifying the donors if the cabinet believes

identification of the donors would damage economic development; and

(c) Was not accepted under circumstances which would create a violation of

KRS Chapter 521.