{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-99g.11","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 99G.11","heading":"Conflicts of interest.","body":"1. A member of the commission or employee of the division shall not directly or indirectly, individually, as a member of a partnership or other association, or as a shareholder, director, or officer of a corporation, have an interest in a business that contracts for the operation or marketing of the lottery as authorized by this chapter, unless the business is controlled or operated by a consortium of lotteries in which the division has an interest.\n2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 68B, a person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of the lottery, an applicant for a license to sell tickets or shares in the lottery, or a retailer shall not offer a member of the commission or employee of the division, or a member of their immediate family, a gift, gratuity, or other thing having a value of more than the limits established in chapter 68B, other than food and beverage consumed at a meal. For purposes of this subsection, “member of their immediate family” means a spouse, child, stepchild, brother, brother-in-law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, stepsister, parent, parent-in-law, or step-parent of the commission member or employee who resides in the same household in the same principal residence of the commission member or employee.\n3. If a commission member or employee of the division violates a provision of this section, the commission member or employee shall be immediately removed from the position.\n4. Enforcement of this section against a commission member or employee shall be by the attorney general who upon finding a violation shall initiate an action to remove the commission member or employee.\n5. A violation of this section is a serious misdemeanor.","path":["Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)","Chapter 99G - IOWA LOTTERY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/99G.11.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:02Z","sha256":"5dab0aa855feea363772223dcec806cb7fb497df4d199e7a3a6942158fe43922","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-99g.10","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-99g.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}