(1) From any business or individual who:

(2) During official work hours, or at WSSC, or from any other employee who is supervised directly or indirectly by the employee, while wearing all or part of an official uniform of WSSC, or while otherwise identifiable as an employee;

(3) For the employee’s own benefit, unless the General Manager approves the solicitation; or

(4) With the intent of affecting or offering to affect any action by the WSSC.

(1) From employees during official work hours, for a charitable drive that is approved by the Commission or General Manager, when the solicitation is part of the employee’s official duties;

(2) From any person to a charitable organization, as defined in the state law regulating public charities, if the employee does not solicit gifts from those persons who do business with or are regulated by WSSC, or from other employees who are supervised directly or indirectly by the employee;

(3) From any individual, during official work hours, while identifiable as an employee, or at WSSC, for the benefit of WSSC or a nonprofit organization formally cooperating on a program with WSSC if the solicitation is authorized by the Commission or General Manager; or

(4) From other employees to express appropriate sentiment to a co-worker or relative of a co-worker regarding a personal event such as a birth, birthday, retirement, marriage, death, or similar occasion.

(1) Is registered, or must register, as a lobbyist on a matter that is or could be considered by WSSC;

(2) Does business with WSSC;

(3) Owns or operates a business that is regulated by WSSC; or

(4) Has an identifiable economic or financial interest that is different from that of the general public, which the employee may substantially affect in performing the employee’s official duties.

(1) Meals and beverages under $50.00 received and consumed in the presence of the donor or sponsoring entity on an infrequent basis in connection with normal business discussions or, if $50.00 or over, if disclosed on the employee’s financial disclosure statement under Article V of this chapter;

(2) Ceremonial gifts or awards with a resale value of $100.00 or less, if the gift or award commemorates an event or achievement associated with the employee;

(3) Items of personal property, other than cash, of insignificant monetary value or trivial gifts of informational value;

(4) Reasonable expenses for food, travel, lodging, and scheduled entertainment of the employee, given in return for the employee’s participation in a panel or speaking at a meeting;

(5) Gifts of tickets or free admission valued under $50.00 to an employee who must file a financial disclosure statement under Article V of this chapter, or if valued at $50.00 or over, the gift:

(6) Any item that is solely informational or of an advertising nature, including a book, report, periodical, or pamphlet, if the resale value of the item is $50.00 or less;

(7) Gifts from a relative; an honorarium, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section; or

(8) A specific gift or class of gifts which the Board exempts from this section, after finding in writing that accepting the gift or class of gifts is not detrimental to the impartial conduct of the business of the WSSC.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (e)(2) of this section, an employee may not accept an honorarium if the payer of the honorarium has an interest that may be substantially and materially affected, in a manner distinguishable from the public generally, by the performance of the individual’s official duty; and the offering of the honorarium is in any way related to the individual’s official position.

(2) An employee may accept an honorarium under this subsection if the honorarium is limited to reasonable expenses incurred for the employee’s meals, travel, and lodging, and reasonable and verifiable expenses for care of a child or dependent adult or gifts that are otherwise permitted under subsections (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(6) of this section.