A. No appraiser for the Commissioners of the Land Office shall:

1. Directly or indirectly solicit or accept any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment, favor or service given for the purpose of influencing the appraiser in the discharge of the official duties of the appraiser;

2. Use the official position of the appraiser to solicit or secure special privileges or exemptions for the appraiser or others, except as may be provided by law;

3. Disclose or offer to disclose confidential information acquired by reason of the official position of the appraiser to any person, group or others not entitled to receive confidential information, nor use the information for personal gain or benefit;

4. Receive or solicit any compensation that would impair independence of judgment for the services provided as an appraiser for the Commissioners of the Land Office, from any source other than the Commissioners, unless otherwise provided by law; or

5. Accept or solicit other employment which would impair efficiency or independence of judgment in the performance of the public duties of the appraiser.

B. Any appraiser violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. All confidential communications and information obtained by an appraiser for the Commissioners of the Land Office shall not be considered public records and shall not be disclosed, except when a majority of the Commissioners of the Land Office determine that disclosure is in the best interest of the trust.

Added by Laws 1933, c. 187, p. 410, § 2, emerg. eff. July 21, 1933. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 228, § 2; Laws 2010, c. 41, § 11, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010. Renumbered from § 61 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 68, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.