General standards of ethical conduct.
62 Pa.C.S. § 2302
in effect(a) Employees.--Any attempt to realize personal gain through public employment by conduct inconsistent with the proper discharge of the duties of the employee is a breach of a public trust. In order to fulfill this general, prescribed standard, employees must avoid any conflict of interest or improper use of confidential information.
(b) Nonemployees.--Any effort to influence any employee to breach the standards of ethical conduct set forth in this section is also a breach of ethical standards.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=62Fetched: 10/16/2026
