Section 24.60.178 - Sanctions recommended by committee(a) When the committee finds that a person has violated this chapter, the committee may recommend appropriate sanctions, including sanctions set out in (b) of this section.(b) The sanctions that the committee may recommend include(1) imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each offense or twice the amount improperly gained, whichever is greater;(2) divestiture of specified assets or withdrawal from specified associations;(3) additional, detailed disclosure, either as a public disclosure or as a confidential disclosure to the committee;(4) in the case of a legislative employee, suspension of employment with or without pay for a stated period of time or until stated conditions are met, or termination from legislative employment;(5) restitution of property or reimbursement of improperly received benefits;(6) public or private written reprimand;(7) censure, including, in the case of a legislator, removal from a leadership position or committee membership and a determination that the legislator will not be appointed to serve in a leadership position or on a committee during the remainder of that legislature;(8) placing the person on probationary status;(9) in the case of a legislator, expulsion from the house of the legislature;(10) any other appropriate measure.(c) In addition to or in place of a sanction recommended under (b) of this section, the committee may recommend that the subject of a complaint be required to pay all or a portion of the costs related to the investigation and adjudication of a complaint.