N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:3-1.3 - General standards

(a) Each institution's code of ethics, at a minimum, shall include the following general standards. Each code shall:

1. Prohibit officers and employees from having any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engaging in any business or transaction or professional activity which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of their duties;

2. Prohibit officers and employees from using their official positions to secure unwarranted privileges or advantages for themselves or others;

3. Prohibit officers and employees from acting in their official capacities in any matter in which they have a direct or indirect personal financial interest that might reasonably be expected to impair their objectivity or independence of judgment;

4. Prohibit officers and employees from undertaking any employment or service, whether compensated or not, which might reasonably be expected to impair their objectivity and independence of judgment in the exercise of their official duties;

5. Prohibit officers and employees from accepting any gifts, favors, services, or other things of value under circumstances from which it might be reasonably inferred that such gifts, services, or other things of value were given or offered for the purpose of influencing them in the discharge of their official duties;

6. Prohibit officers and employees from knowingly acting in any way that might reasonably be expected to create, among the public having knowledge of their acts, an impression or suspicion that they may be engaged in conduct violative of their trust as public officers or employees;

7. Prohibit officers and employees from using or allowing to be used their public office or employment or any information not generally available to members of the public for the purpose of securing financial gain for themselves or others with whom they are associated;

8. Establish appropriate limitations under which officers and employees may contract with the institution and other public entities, in accordance with applicable law;

9. Establish appropriate limitations under which officers and employees may appear before the institution and other public entities on behalf of other parties, in accordance with applicable law; and

10. Establish appropriate standards for the review and approval of outside employment of officers and employees of the institution.

(b) Each institution, in establishing its code of ethics, shall conform the general standards set forth in this section to any specific requirements established by any applicable statutes, rules, or executive orders governing the ethical conduct of employees and officers of that institution.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:3-1.3

Amended by R.2006 d.334, effective 9/18/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1275(a), 38 N.J.R. 3899(a).
In (a)5, substituted a semicolon for the period at the end of the first sentence and deleted the last two sentences; and in (b), inserted ", rules, or executive orders".