Alabama § 13A-10-62 - Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-10-62 — Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-10-62. Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest.
(a) A public servant commits the crime of failing to disclose a conflict of interest if he exercises any substantial discretionary function in connection with a government contract, purchase, payment or other pecuniary transaction without advance public disclosure of a known potential conflicting interest in the transaction.
(b) A “potential conflicting interest” exists, but is not limited to, when the public servant is a director, president, general manager or similar executive officer, or owns directly or indirectly a substantial portion of any nongovernmental entity participating in the transaction.
(c) Public disclosure includes public announcement or notification to a superior officer or the Attorney General.
(d) Failing to disclose a conflict of interest is a Class A misdemeanor.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-10-62 ("Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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