Complaint Opinion 04-01
- Date
- 02/19/2004
- Number
- 04-01
- Topic
- Comments by legislator - jurisdiction
- Respondent
- Sen. Alex Deccio
- Question/Complaint
Respondent made a disparaging racist comment when referring to another legislator.
- Summary
The Ethics Act does not address a legislator's use of a racist comment. Dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. RCW 42.52.320
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2004.01 (PDF 3.1 Kilobytes)