EAO 044

For two years after the date a former board member of the governing body of a regulatory agency ceases to be a member of the agency, that person is prohibited from making an appearance before or communicating with current officers and agency employees, with the intent to influence, on behalf of any person in connection with any matter on which the person seeks official action. The prohibition applies to appearances or communications that the former official makes on his own behalf, except as limited by the due process clause of the United States Constitution. The prohibition applies regardless of whether the former official initiates the contact with his former agency or whether the action sought is ever taken.