{"data":{"id":"us-pa/62-pa.c.s.-2302","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"62 Pa.C.S. § 2302","heading":"General standards of ethical conduct.","body":"(a) Employees.--Any attempt to realize personal gain through public employment by conduct inconsistent with the proper discharge of the duties of the employee is a breach of a public trust. In order to fulfill this general, prescribed standard, employees must avoid any conflict of interest or improper use of confidential information.\n(b) Nonemployees.--Any effort to influence any employee to breach the standards of ethical conduct set forth in this section is also a breach of ethical standards.","path":["Title 62 - PROCUREMENT","PART I COMMONWEALTH PROCUREMENT CODE","CHAPTER 23 ETHICS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTING","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL POLICY AND STANDARDS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=62\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=23\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 62 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:43Z","sha256":"be74f33a8b6c4c5fdc5b1253b02cfdcb3f95c3501689fac271cd845161e5e797","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/62-pa.c.s.-2301","next":"us-pa/62-pa.c.s.-2303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}