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1) Criminal legal services if you do not provide any service to individuals that you supervised <br /> during your time as Chief of the Civil Division and Diversions and/or provide criminal legal <br /> services to any person who was in the Diversion program and is now facing new charges. <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to advise you, that Section 1121A prohibits you <br /> for two years as a former agency head from assisting another person, for compensation, in a <br /> transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving your former agency, <br /> The Civil Division and the Diversion Program. Therefore, you are prohibited for two years from <br /> assisting any person for compensation in any transaction with the Diversion Program. However, <br /> with an abundance of caution, the Board further instructed me to inform you that, you would not <br /> be prohibited from rendering general criminal defense services as your former agency did not <br /> include general criminal prosecution, if you can be assured that the client is not a candidate for <br /> the Diversion Program. <br /> 2) If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the District Attorney's Office in the aforementioned <br /> lawsuit can you contract with the District Attorney's Office to provide civil legal services? <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to advise you,that Section 1121A prohibits you <br /> for two years from contracting with your former agency to render any service on a contractual <br /> basis to or for such agency. Therefore, you are prohibited for two years from contracting back <br /> with the District Attorney's Office. <br /> 3) Can you contract to provide outside legal services with any of the fire or recreational districts? <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to advise you, that Section 1121A would not <br /> prohibit you from providing outside leal services for a fire or recreational district, unless such <br /> services are to be provided by the 22 JDC District Attorney's Office. Generally, the fire and <br /> recreational districts are not persons as defined in Section 1102(16) of the Code therefore you <br /> would not be prohibited from rendering legal service within two years of the termination of your <br /> public employment. Section 1102(16) defines a "person" to mean an individual or legal entity <br /> other than a governmental entity. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The <br /> Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or laws other than Code of Governmental Ethics. If <br /> you have any questions,please contact me at(225)219-5600 or(800) 842-6630. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUI ANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> Suzanne Quinlan Mooney <br /> For the Board <br />