{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-42.04.060","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 42.04.060","heading":"Restrictions on members and employees.","body":"(a) A member of the commission or an employee of the commission may not have an official connection with, hold stock or securities in, or have a pecuniary interest in a public utility or pipeline carrier within the state. Membership in a cooperative association is not a “pecuniary interest” within the meaning of this section; however, a member or employee of the commission may not be an officer, board member, or employee of a cooperative association. A member or employee may not act upon a matter in which a relationship of the member or employee with any person creates a conflict of interest.\n(b) A member or employee of the commission may not, after leaving the position as a member or employee of the commission, act as agent for or on behalf of a public utility in any matter before the commission that was before the commission during the employee's employment or the member's term of office. A violation of this subsection is a class A misdemeanor.\n(c) Members and employees of the commission, except clerical and secretarial staff, are subject to AS 39.50. Members and employees of the commission are subject to AS 39.52.\n(d) A member of the commission is disqualified from voting upon any matter before the commission in which the member has a conflict of interest.","path":["Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.","Chapter 04. Regulatory Commission of Alaska.","Article 1. Commission and Staff."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.04.060","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:21Z","sha256":"944528fed01bf52c8c544cb0946f80ab5c8b01dc65fdc0e855308da748fb60ea","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-42.04.050","next":"us-ak/as-42.04.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}