[tinyowl]

Totally agreed with you both. Strong, distinct flavor of corruption --- probably blatant violation of the spirit of the law --- and I think helps any court that needs to make a decision, especially civil cases with preponderance of evidence.

But also curious and interested in whether there is any explicit legal/statutory violation.

[MayflowerMadam]

“curious and interested in whether there is any explicit legal/statutory violation.”

Where I’ve worked, this clearly was stipulated in a section of City Ordinance/Code. Not sure about state, but how could it not be? Otherwise it invites fraud at the top.