Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
Campaign Spending Commission
Chapter 161 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3-161-23 - Ex parte communications
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 3-161-23
Current through August, 2024
(a) In any contested case, declaratory relief, or adoption, modification of rules proceedings before the commission:
(1) No
party or person, either in private or public life, shall communicate privately
on the merits of the case with the commission, the commission's staff, or with
the hearings officer designated to hear and decide the matter unless
specifically provided for by law; and
(2) No member of the commission's staff or
any other government agency who participates in the hearing as a witness or
counsel shall privately communicate on the merits of the case with the
commission or with the hearings officer designated to hear and decide the
matter, unless specifically provided for by law.
(b) It shall be improper for any person interested in a proceeding to seek to influence the judgment of the commission or hearings officer.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the introduction of the investigatory report at the hearing pursuant to and in conformance with sections 3-161-34 and 3-161-37.
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