House Journal: Page 223: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
29 (3) That the party charged with a violation is a
30 member or employee of the house, a lobbyist, or a
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1 client of a lobbyist.
2 d. Confidentiality of complaint. The filing of
3 the complaint and the contents of the complaint shall
4 be confidential until the time that the committee
5 meets to determine whether the complaint is valid,
6 unless either the complainant or the party charged in
7 the complaint makes the existence of, or the
8 information contained in, the complaint public.
9 However, if either the complainant or party alleged to
10 have committed the violation requests that the meeting
11 to determine whether the complaint is valid be a
12 closed meeting and the filing of the complaint or the
13 contents of the complaint have not been disclosed, the
14 meeting shall be closed.
15 e. Notice of complaint. Upon receipt of the
16 complaint, the chief clerk of the house shall promptly
17 notify the chairperson and ranking member of the
18 ethics committee that a complaint has been filed and
19 provide both the chairperson and the ranking member
20 with copies of the complaint and any supporting
21 information. Within two working days, the chief clerk
22 shall send notice, either by personal delivery or by
23 certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
24 person or persons alleged to have committed the
25 violation, along with a copy of the complaint and any
26 supporting information. The notice to the accused
27 person shall contain a request that the person submit
28 a written response to the complaint within ten working
29 days of the date that the notice was sent by the chief
30 clerk. At the request of the accused person, the
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1 committee may extend the time for the response, not to
2 exceed ten additional calendar days.
3 f. Hearing regarding validity of complaint. The
4 committee chairperson and the ranking member shall
5 review the complaint and supporting information to
6 determine whether the complaint meets the requirements
7 as to form. If the complaint is deficient as to form,
8 the complaint shall be returned to the complainant
9 with instructions indicating the deficiency unless the
10 committee decides to proceed on its own motion. If
11 the complaint is in writing and contains the
12 appropriate certification, as soon as practicable, the
13 chairperson shall call a meeting of the committee to
14 review the complaint to determine whether the
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