{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-11a.005","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 11A.005","heading":"Statement of public policy.","body":"(1) It is the public policy of this Commonwealth that a public servant shall work for the\nbenefit of the people of the Commonwealth. The principles of ethical behavior\ncontained in this chapter recognize that public office is a public trust and that the\nproper operation of democratic government requires that:\n(a) A public servant be independent and impartial;\n(b) Government policy and decisions be made through the established processes\nof government;\n(c) A public servant not use public office to obtain private benefits; and\n(d) The public has confidence in the integrity of its government and public\nservants.\n(2) The principles of ethical behavior for public servants shall recognize that:\n(a) Those who hold positions of public trust, and members of their families , also\nhave certain business and financial interests;\n(b) Those in government service are often involved in policy decisions that pose a\npotential conflict with some personal financial interest; and\n(c) Standards of ethical conduct for the executive branch  of state government are\nneeded to determine those conflicts of interest which are substantial and\nmaterial or which, by the nature of the conflict of interest, tend to bring public\nservants into disrepute.","path":["KRS Chapter 11A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=589","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:28Z","sha256":"a45a4f8b016f8deff1aa48477dccb4027c58dc4ccb846068918654fc6b2ac9ce","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-11a.001","next":"us-ky/krs-11a.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}