ARTICLE 3. Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Article 3 added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.
§§ 8940–8956 · 17 sections
- § 8940 The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of three Members of the Senate and three Members of the Assembly who…
- § 8941 The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own proceedings. The provisions of Rule 36 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly relating to…
- § 8942 Funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and the Senate in the same manner that such funds are made…
- § 8943 (a) The committee shall have power, pursuant to the provisions of this article, to investigate and make findings and recommendations concerning alleged…
- § 8944 (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) with the committee. (b) To constitute a valid complaint,…
- § 8945 (a) If the committee determines that the complaint does not allege facts, directly or upon information and belief, sufficient to constitute a violation of any…
- § 8946 After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall be entitled to examine and make copies of all evidence in the possession of the committee relating to…
- § 8947 If a hearing is to be held pursuant to Section 8945 the committee, before the hearing has commenced, shall issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum at the…
- § 8948 At any hearing held by the committee: (a) Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. (b) Each party shall have these rights: to be represented…
- § 8949 Any official or other person whose name is mentioned at any investigation or hearing of the committee and who believes that testimony has been given which…
- § 8950 (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its findings of fact. If the committee finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of Article 2…
- § 8951 Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920)…
- § 8952 The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant to this article suspends the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any violation of the…
- § 8953 The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations, inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents, reports filed with or submitted to…
- § 8954 All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence of two members of the committee from each house.
- § 8955 The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of the Legislature with respect to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) and their…
- § 8956 (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing…