Commission Advisory Opinions

A Formal Advisory Opinion issued by the members of the Alabama Ethics Commission answers a question based on the information and facts presented by an individual or group and protects the requestor(s) and any other person/group who reasonably relying, in good faith, on the issued opinion in a materially like circumstance from liability to the state, a county, or a municipal entity.

Advisory Opinions are available for viewing and begin with rulings from October 1, 1995 (first Advisory Opinion is AO95-67) and continues to current date. You may search by the actual Advisory number (i.e. AO2016-05, AO2002-07, etc.; for the years 1995-1999 use only the last two digits of the year Example – 99-02, 97-15), or a relevant word, name or phrase.

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Alabama Ethics Act - Unofficial Restated Version (2022) capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/Alabama Ethics Act - Unofficial Restated Version (2022).pdf

RestatedEthicsActDraft7-28-14 capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/RestatedEthicsActDraft7-28-14.pdf

Microsoft Word - 2016 DRAFT CODFICATION Restated AL Ethics Act 2016 Revisions (8-1-2016) capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/2016_DRAFT_CODFICATION_Restated_AL_Ethics_Act_2016_Revisions(8-1-2016

Unofficial_Restated_Ethics_Act(Draft_7-18-2012) capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/Unofficial_Restated_Ethics_Act(Draft_7-18-2012).pdf

Microsoft Word - Draft of Restated Ethics Act with 2011 Regular Session Revisions _7-8-2011_.DOC capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/RestatedEthicsActAmendments_8-2011.pdf

RestatedEthicsActDraft 9-27-2011 capacity as an officer or director. 18. Any benefit received as a discount on accommodations, when the discount is given to the public official because the public official is a member of an ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/RestatedEthicsActDraft 9-27-2011.pdf

Alabama Ethics Law (d) No public official or public employee, shall solicit or receive any money in addition to that received by the public official or public employee in an official capacity for advice or assistance ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/news/ethicslaw.pdf

Microsoft Word - Guidelines for Public Officials and Employees June 2012 solicit a "thing of value" from a subordinate or person or business with whom you directly inspect, regulate, or supervise in your official capacity other than in the ordinary course of business. ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/GuidelinesPublicOfficialsEmployees7-2012.pdf

AO2011-07ALL Included among those definitions are the scenarios where the public official/public employee is attending the event in his or her official capacity to either perform ceremonial functions, or they ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/pdf/AO2011-07ALL.pdf

AO2004-16.pdf " SHCC serves in an advisory capacity and never has direct contact with, nor any authority over, the Certificate of Need Board or SHPDA. During the process of developing the State Mr. L. Joe Austin ... http://ethics.alabama.gov/docs/pdf/AO2004-16.pdf.pdf

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