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House Journal: Page 273: Monday, February 6, 1995

 2  receipt of any complaint or other information that
 3  does not meet the requirements of these rules
 4  regarding the form of a complaint but that contains
 5  allegations that would form the basis for a valid
 6  complaint.
 7     c.  Form and contents of complaint.  A complaint
 8  shall be in writing.
 9     Complaint forms shall be available from the chief
10  clerk of the house, but a complaint shall not be
11  rejected for failure to use the approved form if it
12  complies with the requirements of these rules.  The
13  complaint shall contain a certification made by the
14  complainant, under penalty of perjury, that the facts
15  stated in the complaint are true to the best of the
16  complainant's knowledge.
17     To be valid, a complaint shall allege all of the
18  following:
19     (1)  Facts, including the approximate date and
20  location of any event, incident, or transaction that,
21  if true, establish a violation of a provision of
22  chapter 68B of the Code, the house code of ethics, or
23  house rules governing lobbyists for which penalties or
24  other remedies are provided.
25     (2)  That the conduct providing the basis for the
26  complaint occurred within three years of the filing of
27  the complaint.
28     (3)  That the party charged with a violation is a
29  member or employee of the house, a lobbyist, or a
30  client of a lobbyist.
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 1     d.  Confidentiality of complaint.  The filing of
 2  the complaint and the contents of the complaint shall
 3  be confidential until the time that the committee
 4  meets to determine whether the complaint is valid,
 5  unless either the complainant or the party charged in
 6  the complaint makes the existence of, or the
 7  information contained in, the complaint public.
 8  However, if either the complainant or party alleged to
 9  have committed the violation requests that the meeting
10  to determine whether the complaint is valid be a
11  closed meeting and the filing of the complaint or the
12  contents of the complaint have not been disclosed, the
13  meeting shall be closed.
14     e.  Notice of complaint.  Upon receipt of the
15  complaint, the chief clerk of the house shall promptly
16  notify the chairperson and ranking member of the
17  ethics committee that a complaint has been filed and
18  provide both the chairperson and the ranking member
19  with copies of the complaint and any supporting
20  information.  Within two working days, the chief clerk
21  shall send notice, either by personal delivery or by
22  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the

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Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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