Section 54-66-03 - Lobbyist gifts - Penalty1. A lobbyist may not give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift knowingly to a public official, and a public official may not accept a gift from a lobbyist knowingly.2. The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply when a lobbyist gives, offers, solicits, initiates, or facilitates, or a public official accepts a gift to or from a family member.3. The commission may assess a civil penalty upon any individual who violates this section. a. If the gift has a value of five hundred dollars or more, the civil penalty may be up to two times the value of the gift.b. If the gift has a value of less than five hundred dollars, the civil penalty may be two times the value of the gift and may be up to one thousand dollars.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 450 (HB 1295),§ 2, eff. 4/20/2021.Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 472 (HB 1521),§ 25, eff. 1/5/2021.