Section 17-16a-11 - County ethics commission - Complaints charging violations - Procedure(1) A county may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint, except as provided in Subsection (3), against an officer or employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part.(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:(i) with the county ethics commission, if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or(ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission if the county has not established a county ethics commission.(b) A county that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:(i) accept the complaint if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or(ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201: (A) regardless of whether the county has established a county ethics commission; or(B) if the county has not established a county ethics commission.(3) Any complaint against a person who is under the merit system, charging that person with a violation of this part, shall be filed and processed in accordance with the provisions of the merit system.Amended by Chapter 461, 2018 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/8/2018.Amended by Chapter 202, 2012 General Session ,§ 29, eff. 9/1/2012.Enacted by Chapter 46, 1983 General Session