§ Iowa Code § 68B.23Honoraria — banned

68B.23 Honoraria — banned.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a public official or public employee shall not seek
or accept an honorarium from a restricted donor.
2. A public official or public employee may accept an honorarium from any person under
the following circumstances:
a. The honorarium consists of payment of actual expenses of a donee for registration,
food, beverages, travel, and lodging paid in return for participation in a panel or speaking
engagement at a meeting when the expenses relate directly to the day or days on which the
recipient has participation or presentation responsibilities.
b. The honorarium consists of a nonmonetary item or series of nonmonetary items that
the public official or public employee donates within thirty days to a public body, a bona
fide educational or charitable organization, or the department of administrative services as
provided in section 68B.22, subsection 3.
c. The honorarium consists of a payment made to a public official or public employee for
services rendered as part of a bona fide private business, trade, or profession in which the
public official or public employee is engaged if the payment is commensurate with the actual
services rendered and is not being made because of the person’s status as a public official or
public employee, but, rather, because of some special expertise or other qualification.