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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
23 person or persons alleged to have committed the
24 violation, along with a copy of the complaint and any
25 supporting information. The notice to the accused
26 person shall contain a request that the person submit
27 a written response to the complaint within ten working
28 days of the date that the notice was sent by the chief
29 clerk. At the request of the accused person, the
30 committee may extend the time for the response, not to
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1 exceed ten additional calendar days.
2 f. Hearing regarding validity of complaint. The
3 committee chairperson and the ranking member shall
4 review the complaint and supporting information to
5 determine whether the complaint meets the requirements
6 as to form. If the complaint is deficient as to form,
7 the complaint shall be returned to the complainant
8 with instructions indicating the deficiency unless the
9 committee decides to proceed on its own motion. If
10 the complaint is in writing and contains the
11 appropriate certification, as soon as practicable, the
12 chairperson shall call a meeting of the committee to
13 review the complaint to determine whether the
14 complaint meets the requirements for validity and
15 whether the committee should request that the chief
16 justice of the supreme court appoint an independent
17 special counsel to conduct an investigation to
18 determine whether probable cause exists to believe
19 that a violation of the house code of ethics, house
20 rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the Code,
21 has occurred.
22 If the committee finds that a complaint does not
23 meet the content requirements for a valid complaint,
24 the committee shall dismiss the complaint and notify
25 both the complainant and the party alleged to have
26 committed the violation of the dismissal and the
27 reasons for dismissal. A dismissal for failure to
28 meet the formal requirements for the filing of a
29 complaint shall be without prejudice and the
30 complainant may refile the complaint at any time
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1 within three years of the date that the alleged
2 violation took place. If the dismissal is based upon
3 a failure to allege facts and circumstances necessary
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