House Journal: Page 299: Tuesday, February 9, 1999

 4  shall be in writing.

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

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