Notice To Vendors: State Employee Receipt of Gifts and Event Attendance

Location:	New Jersey
Posted:	Jun 25, 2026
Due:
Agency:	State Government of New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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As the holiday season approaches, it is important to remind our many valued vendors about the

State Uniform Ethics Code provisions that prohibit State employees from accepting any gift,

favor, service or other thing of value related in any way to their public duties. The State has

adopted a zero tolerance policy for the acceptance of gifts. In other words, employees may not

accept anything, including inexpensive items, from anyone in the course of their public duties.

In addition, State rules prohibit vendors from offering gifts to State employees. While we

certainly value the relationships that we have established with our vendors, please understand,

as public agencies, we simply cannot accept any gifts.

Accordingly, any gift offered to or received by an employee or his/her spouse, immediate family

member, partner or associate must be immediately reported by the employee and remitted to

the agency’s Ethics Liaison Officer. These gifts will be returned to the giver or donated to an

approved charitable organization if the item is perishable or if the return is not practical.

Ethics rules also prohibit employees from accepting invitations to attend social events or

functions, including holiday parties, sponsored by interested parties. As a result, employees are

required to decline such invitations.

The State Ethics Commission rules define an "Interested Party" as:

1. Any person, or employee, representative or agent thereof, who is or may reasonably be

anticipated to be subject to the regulatory, licensing or supervisory authority of the

State official's agency;

2. Any supplier, or employee, representative or agent thereof;

3. Any organization that advocates or represents the positions of its members to the State

official's agency; or

4. Any organization a majority of whose members are as described in paragraphs 1

through 3 above.

We ask that all vendors please respect these rules and refrain from sending any gifts or inviting

State employees and officers to any social functions.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. We wish you a happy holiday season.

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Date	Title
12.04.2023	Notice To Vendors: State Employee Receipt of Gifts and Event Attendance

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