Idaho § 50-2017 - Interested public officials, commissioners or employees
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-2017 — Interested public officials, commissioners or employees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-2017. Interested public officials, commissioners or employees
No public official or employee of a municipality (or board or commission thereof), and no commissioner or employee of an urban renewal agency shall voluntarily acquire any personal interest, direct or indirect, in any urban renewal project, or in any property included or planned to be included in any urban renewal project in such municipality or in any contract or proposed contract in connection with such urban renewal project. Where such acquisition is not voluntary, the interest acquired shall be immediately disclosed in writing to the agency and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the agency. If any such official, commissioner or employee presently owns or controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding two (2) years, any interest, direct or indirect, in any property which he knows is included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, he shall immediately disclose this fact in writing to the agency, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the agency, and any such official, commissioner or employee shall not participate in any action by the municipality (or board or commission thereof), or urban renewal agency affecting such property. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute misconduct in office.
[50-2017, added 1965, ch. 246, sec. 17, p. 600; am. 1986, ch. 9, sec. 2, p. 51.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 50-2017
What does Idaho Statutes § 50-2017 cover?
Section 50-2017 ("Interested public officials, commissioners or employees") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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