New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Eth - Executive Branch Ethics Committee (See RSA 21-G:32 pursuant to 2006, 21:3, effective 6-2-06.)
Chapter Eth 100 - ORGANIZATION
Part Eth 103 - DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMITTEE
Section Eth 103.01 - Composition and Functions
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Eth 103.01
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The committee consists of 7 members nominated as set forth in RSA 21-G:29, III, and approved by governor and council as set forth in RSA 21-G:29, IV.
(b) The committee is statutorily authorized to:
(1) Issue ethics
guidelines consistent with
RSA 21-G:21
- 35, RSA 15-A, and RSA 15-B, as provided in
RSA 21-G:30,
I(a);
(2) Issue interpretive ethics
rulings, as provided in
RSA 21-G:30,
I(b);
(3) Render advisory opinions
relative to standards for ethical conduct, as provided in
RSA 21-G:30,
I(c) and
RSA
21-G:31-a;
(4) Receive sworn complaints
alleging ethics violations, investigate such allegations, make
findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to such
allegations, and make recommendations and referrals based upon the
foregoing, as provided in
RSA 21-G:30,
I(d);
(5) Initiate a complaint on its own
motion against any individual the committee has reason to believe has
violated any law, guideline, or rule within the committee's
jurisdiction, as provided in
RSA 21-G:31,
I;
(6) Investigate unauthorized
disclosures of information by any committee member or assistant, as
provided in
RSA 21-G:30,
I(e);
(7) Report to the appropriate
authority any allegations the committee determines to have been
substantiated, as provided in
RSA 21-G:31,
III(d); and
(8) Refer a case to the department
of justice for criminal prosecution, as provided in
RSA 21-G:31,
III(d).
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