{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-65","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-65","heading":"Conflict of interest.","body":"(a)\tIt shall be unlawful for any person who is or has been an officer or employee of State or county government, and as such is or has been responsible for the expenditure of substantial amounts of federal, State or county money under the State medical assistance plan, or any person who is the partner of the present or former officer or employee, to engage in any of the following activities relating to the State medical assistance program:\n(1)\tKnowingly to act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise knowingly to represent, any person other than the United States, the State or a county, in any formal or informal appearance before, or with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person other than the United States, the State or a county to:\na.\tAny department, agency, court, board, commission, legislature or committee of the United States, the State or a county, or any officer or employee thereof,\nb.\tIn connection with any of the following matters in which the United States, the State, or a county is a party or has a direct and substantial interest, such as any judicial or other proceeding, legislation, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, investigation, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter involving a specific party or parties,\nc.\tIn which he participated personally and substantially as an officer or an employee through decision, approval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation or otherwise.\n(2)\tWithin two years after his employment has ceased, knowingly to act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise knowingly to represent, any other person other than the United States, the State or a county, in any formal or informal appearance before, or, with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person other than the United States, the State or a county to:\na.\tAny department, agency, court, board, commission, legislature or committee of the United States, the State, or a county, or any officer or employee thereof,\nb.\tIn connection with any of the following matters in which the United States, the State, or a county is a party or has a direct and substantial interest, such as, any judicial or other proceeding, legislation, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, investigation, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter involving a specific party or parties,\nc.\tWhich was actually pending under his official responsibility as an officer or employee within a period of one year prior to the termination of responsibility.\n(3)\tWithin two years after his employment has ceased, knowingly to aid, counsel, advise, consult or by personal presence represent any other person other than the United States, the State or a county in any formal or informal appearance before:\na.\tAny department, agency, court, board, commission, legislature or committee of the United States, the State, or the county, or any officer or employee thereof,\nb.\tIn connection with any of the following matters in which the United States, the State, or a county is a party or has a direct and substantial interest, such as, any judicial or other proceeding, legislation, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, investigation, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter involving a specific party or parties,\nc.\tWhich was actually pending under his official responsibility as an officer or employee within the period of one year prior to the termination of such responsibility.\n(4)\tTo participate personally and substantially as an officer or employee, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, rendering of advice, investigation or otherwise, in a judicial or other proceeding legislation, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest or other particular matter in which, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, organization in which he is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner or employee, or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest.\n(b)\tViolation of this statute is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(c)\tThe Department of Health and Human Services shall annually identify and designate by rule or regulation those positions which are filled by State or county officers or employees who are responsible for the expenditure of substantial amounts of moneys under the State medical assistance plan. (1981, c. 679, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 818; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)","path":["Chapter 108A. Social Services.","Article 2. Programs of Public Assistance.","Part 6. Medical Assistance Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_108A/GS_108A-65.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:22Z","sha256":"47efa9691662144ba1fd60f9bac35e08e97f7818abc76066be25ed44f7403dba","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-64.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-66"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}