{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-67-16-5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 67-16-5","heading":"Accepting gift, compensation, or loan -- When prohibited.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"economic benefit tantamount to a gift\" includes:\n(a) a loan at an interest rate that is substantially lower than the commercial rate then currently prevalent for similar loans; and\n(b) compensation received for private services rendered at a rate substantially exceeding the fair market value of the services.\n(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), it is an offense for a public officer or public employee to knowingly receive, accept, take, seek, or solicit, directly or indirectly for himself or another a gift of substantial value or a substantial economic benefit tantamount to a gift:\n(a) that would tend improperly to influence a reasonable person in the person's position to depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of the person's public duties;\n(b) that the public officer or public employee knows or that a reasonable person in that position should know under the circumstances is primarily for the purpose of rewarding the public officer or public employee for official action taken; or\n(c) if the public officer or public employee recently has been, is now, or in the near future may be involved in any governmental action directly affecting the donor or lender, unless a disclosure of the gift, compensation, or loan and other relevant information has been made in the manner provided in Section 67-16-6.\n(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to:\n(a) an occasional nonpecuniary gift, having a value of not in excess of $50;\n(b) an award publicly presented in recognition of public services;\n(c) any bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business; or\n(d) a political campaign contribution.\n(4) This section does not apply to a public officer or public employee who engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the public officer or public employee is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 63G-6a-2404 or Section 76-8-105.","path":["Title 67 State Officers and Employees","Chapter 67-16 Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter16/67-16-S5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"c3dcf0f67f7d165e330c86c8d317e17cc8fa21a1f5f979240c95fe04b7d366a5","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-67-16-4","next":"us-ut/utah-code-67-16-5.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}