2-12-17. Public official defined.

For purposes of §§ 2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, public official, means:

(1)    Any person holding a statewide office as defined in § 12-27-1, including any person who has been elected or appointed but who has not yet assumed office;

(2)    Any head of an agency in the executive branch, including any person who has been appointed but who has not yet assumed office; or

(3)    Any member or member-elect of the Legislature.

Source: SL 2017, ch 20, § 3.