Title: Increases Penalties for Public Officials who Commit Crimes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases penalties for corruption offenses by public servants.
Highlights:
Prohibits public servants convicted of a felony offense from acting as lobbyists or working under contract for any public entity, including, but not limited to any state department, agency or political subdivision (Secs. 5-12).
Increases the penalty by one year for public servants convicted of, but not limited to, the following offenses (Secs. 5-12):
Embezzlement;
Paying or receiving public money for services not rendered;
Intentionally creating false public vouchers;
Accepting anything of value from a supplier or purchaser of goods or services to the state; or
Bribery.
Authorizes the forfeiture of a public pension if a current or former public servant is (Sec. 14):
Prosecuted for a public corruption offense in criminal court; and
The offense is related to their public work or position.
Defines public servant as any person elected or appointed to a position within the state, any of its departments, agencies, institutions or political subdivisions (Sec. 5).
Requires all state agencies and institutions to post a list of public corruption offenses and the associated penalties (Sec. 13).