North Carolina § 143B-1352 - Unauthorized use of public purchase or contract procedures for private benefit prohibited.

§ 143B-1352. Unauthorized use of public purchase or contract procedures for private benefit prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person, by the use of the powers, policies, or procedures described in this Part or established hereunder, to purchase, attempt to purchase, procure, or attempt to procure any property or services for private use or benefit. This prohibition shall not apply if: The State agency through which the property or services are procured had theretofore established policies and procedures permitting such purchases or procurement by a class or classes of persons in order to provide for the mutual benefit of such persons and the department, institution, or agency involved or the public benefit or convenience; and Such policies and procedures, including any reimbursement policies, are complied with by the person permitted thereunder to use the purchasing or procurement procedures described in this Part or established thereunder. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any employee or official of the State who violates this Part shall be liable to the State to repay any amount expended in violation of this Part, together with any court costs. History (2015-241, s. 7A.2(b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 7A.2(b), enacted this section as G.S. 143B-1325. The section has been renumbered as G.S. 143B-1352 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause.