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4 RFD: Judiciary
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1 189523-2:n:01/19/2018:PMG/th LSA2018-21R1
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22 A BILL
23 TO BE ENTITLED
24 AN ACT
25
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1 revise the definition of minor violation; to revise the manner
7 ethics laws.
11 "§36-25-1.
17 entity.
25 17-22A-2.
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1 "(5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation or allegations
5 respondent.
10 complaint.
22 following:
27 service.
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1 "c. Payment of or reimbursement for actual and
15 duties.
21 official or public employee for more than 180 days during the
22 reporting period.
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1 Procedure Act or adjusted each four years from August 1, 2012,
8 project or objective.
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1 parent, a spouse's parents, a sibling and his or her spouse,
24 thereof.
26 subcommittee thereof.
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1 "c. A city council, city commission, town council,
3 subcommittee thereof.
15 "(21) LOBBYIST.
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1 "4. An employee, a paid consultant, or a member of
7 following:
16 action.
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1 "6. A person whose primary duties or
12 activities.
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1 appropriate jurisdiction based upon consideration of the
2 following factors:
6 participants.
9 victim or victims.
14 once.
18 employee.
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1 "(26) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. Any person employed at the
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1 or regulation, the activities, business licensure, or
24 judgment.
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1 event, unsecured loan, other than those loans and forbearances
4 value.
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1 "6. Opportunities and benefits, including favorable
6 to the public.
14 value.
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1 the spouse of the public official or public employee, at an
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1 "16. Meals and other food and beverages provided to
25 director.
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1 official because the public official is a member of an
3 the discount.
7 official.
17 "§36-25-4.
27 chapter.
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1 "(4) Develop, where practicable, a filing, coding,
3 chapter.
17 law.
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1 thereof filed with the commission. The Examiner of Public
3 therewith.
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1 has been any action performed or action refrained from in
6 government service.
10 chapter.
14 the following:
16 Practices Act.
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1 "(5) Investigate and hold hearings for receiving
5 violated.
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1 Accounts to have an audit made and a report thereof filed with
26 section.
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1 "(c) Except as necessary to permit the sharing of
20 investigative body.
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1 only be filed by a person who has or persons who have credible
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1 members of the commission., provided, however, that the
22 that a complaint has been filed against him or her and shall
25 for not less than 30 days shall be granted for good cause
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1 commission may not require the respondent to be a witness
12 deposited into the appropriate fund account for the use of the
13 commission.
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1 17.3, and 17.4 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. The
18 inclusive.
25 the complaint. Upon good cause shown from the general counsel
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1 vote of the commission, the staff may be granted a one-time
5 the Fair Campaign Practices Act has violated that act, the
16 whom the case was referred may, upon written request of the
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1 status update from the Attorney General or district attorney
3 "§36-25-27.
21 filed.
26 of a Class A misdemeanor.
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1 "(6) Any person subject to this chapter who
7 misdemeanor.
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1 when collected, the restitution shall be paid by the
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1 jurisdiction from enforcing any provision of this chapter as
22 or employees.
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1 for paying all costs associated with the collection of the
14 taken as prima facie just and reasonable and the court shall
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1 Section 2. This act shall become effective on the
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