§ 6-212. Conflicts of interest prohibited

   (a) Prohibitions -- Agent or employee of Administration or member of the Commission. -- An agent or employee of the Administration or member of the Commission may not:

   (1) Contract with the Administration;

   (2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the Administration; or

   (3) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the Administration of any property.

(b) Prohibitions -- Agent, employee, etc., of local port authority or port commission. -- An agent, employee, member, or officer of a local port authority or local port commission may not:

   (1) Contract with the authority or commission;

   (2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the authority or commission;

   (3) Have any direct or indirect interest in a company that does business with the authority or commission; or

   (4) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the authority or commission of any property.

(c) Penalties. -- Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 62B, § 21; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; ch. 214; 1988, ch. 541, § 1.