- a
- (1) After determining that there is reason to believe a violation has occurred based upon the presentation of evidence by the Director of Government Ethics pursuant to § 1-1162.12(b) or § 1-1162.13(e), the Ethics Board shall conduct an open and adversarial hearing at which the Director of Government Ethics shall present evidence of the violation. A hearing need not be conducted if a matter is dismissed pursuant to § 1-1162.16(a).
- 2
- If the Director of Government Ethics fails to present a matter, or advises the Ethics Board that insufficient evidence exists to present a matter or that an additional period of time is needed to investigate a matter further, the Ethics Board may order the Director of Government Ethics to present the matter as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
- b
- Any hearing under this section shall be of record and shall be held in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2.
- c
- Any witness has a right to refuse to answer a question that might tend to incriminate the witness by claiming his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
Historical and Statutory
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 19-124, see notes under § 1-1161.01.
DC CODE § 1-1162.14
Current through December 11, 2012
Credits
(Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 214, 59 DCR 1862.)