Section 1-92-24a - Complaints(a) The ethics enforcement officer shall evaluate any alleged violation of the Codes of Ethics that is written on the complaint form prescribed by the board, which form shall be available at the Office of State Ethics and on the web site for the Office of State Ethics hosted by the State, provided that the complaint: (1) Is signed under penalty of perjury;(2) Is delivered or mailed to the Office of State Ethics at 165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1200, Hartford, Connecticut 06106;(3) Clearly sets forth facts that, if true, would constitute a violation of the Codes of Ethics;(4) Identifies a respondent with sufficient particularity that the complaint may be served upon him or her.(b) If any allegation of violation received by the Office of State Ethics fails to satisfy any of the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the ethics enforcement officer may, at his or her discretion, nonetheless evaluate the alleged violation and, if appropriate, may issue his own complaint on behalf of the Office of State Ethics.(c) A complaint issued by the ethics enforcement officer on behalf of the Office of State Ethics pursuant to section 1-82(a) and section 1-93(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be deemed to have been issued by the Board or its duly authorized representative.(d) The notice of complaint to respondent required by section 1-82(a) and section 1-93(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall include a statement informing respondent of his or her right to appear and be heard before the enforcement division of the Office of State Ethics and shall be accompanied by a copy of the complaint. The notice shall further indicate that a probable cause hearing will be held upon receipt by the enforcement division of a written request from respondent, and that the hearing will be commenced no later than one hundred twenty days after receipt by the enforcement division of the request. Except upon a finding of probable cause or upon the request of the respondent, a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 10 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall remain confidential. Until a finding of probable cause, the enforcement division's preliminary investigation of a complaint shall be confidential unless respondent requests in writing that the preliminary investigation, including any hearings, be open to the public. If the preliminary investigation is confidential, the allegations in the complaint and any information supplied to or received from the enforcement division shall not be disclosed to any third party, during the preliminary investigation, by a complainant, respondent, witness, designated party, or the board, or staff members of the enforcement division .(e) A complaint filed with the Office of State Ethics may not be withdrawn by the complainant except with leave of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board.(f) The filing with the Office of State Ethics of any complaint, application, motion, petition or request of any nature whatsoever shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with any statute, or with any regulation or order of the Office of State Ethics, or with any order of a presiding judge trial referee.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 1-92-24a
Effective November 19, 1981; Amended January 2, 2008; Amended June 24, 2009; amended 5/11/2023