20-7-608. Offer or acceptance of emoluments or other inducements -- penalty. (1) No textbook dealer or his agent shall offer any emolument or other inducement to any trustee or school employee to influence the selection, adoption, or purchase of textbooks.
     (2) No trustee, county superintendent, or school employee shall accept any emolument or other inducement from a textbook dealer or agent of such dealer for the use of his influence in the selection, adoption, or purchase of textbooks.
     (3) The violation of any provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition, any trustee, county superintendent, or school employee convicted of such misdemeanor shall be removed from his position.
     (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the supplying of a necessary number of sample textbooks for the purpose of examination by school officials or school employees.

     History: En. 75-7610 by Sec. 402, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7610.