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Miss. Code Ann. § 77-2-11: Former employees of public service commission, public service commission staff or public utilities staff prohibited from accepting certain employment; prohibition against offering such employment; penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
- Chapter 2. Public Utilities Staff
(1) A person who serves as (a) Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, (b) Executive Director of the public utilities staff, or (c) Executive Secretary of the commission shall not, while employed with or within one (1) year after leaving the commission or public utilities staff, accept employment with, receive compensation directly or indirectly from, or enter into a contractual relationship with an entity, or an affiliate company of an entity, that was subject to rate regulation by the commission at the time of his departure.
(2) An entity or an affiliate company of an entity that is subject to rate regulation by the commission, or a person acting on behalf of the entity or its affiliate, shall not negotiate or offer to employ or compensate a commissioner of the Public Service Commission, Executive Director of the public utilities staff or the Executive Secretary of the commission, while the person is so employed or within one (1) year after the person leaves that employment.
(3) A person who is employed with the public utilities staff shall not, within one (1) year, after leaving the public utilities staff, accept employment with, or receive compensation, directly or indirectly from the Public Service Commission or the public service commission staff.
(4) A person who is employed with the Public Service Commission or public service commission staff, shall not, within one (1) year, after leaving the commission or public service commission staff, accept employment with, or receive compensation, directly or indirectly, from the public utilities staff.
(5) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each violation. The Attorney General may bring an action in circuit court to collect the penalties provided in this section.
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