Pennsylvania Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC OFFICERS
Part I - State Ethics Commission
Chapter 21 - INVESTIGATIONS
GENERAL
Section 21.4 - Frivolous complaints; complaints without probable cause, disclosure of complaints
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) If a public official or public employee has reason to believe a complaint is frivolous due to its having been filed in a grossly negligent manner without basis in law or fact, or without probable cause and made primarily for a purpose other than that of reporting a violation of the act, or that a person has publicly disclosed or caused to be disclosed that a complaint against the public official or public employee has been filed with the Commission, the public official or public employee shall notify the Commission and the Commission, through its Executive Director, will conduct an investigation.
(b) These matters will be processed by the Commission in accordance with Chapter 25 (relating to wrongful use of the act).
This section cited in 51 Pa. Code §43.5 (relating to investigative process for late or deficient filings); and 51 Pa. Code § 63.2 (relating to Commission proceedings regarding prohibited activities under section 13A07 of the act).
