Complaint Opinion 05-09
- Date
- 03/18/2005
- Number
- 05-09
- Topic
- Undue influence - state agency - special privileges - private benefit or gain
- Respondent
- Reps. Armstrong, Condotta and Senator Linda Evans Parlette
- Question/Complaint
Did the Respondents violate RCW 42.52.070 or RCW 42.52.160 through their involvement with a state agency on behalf of constituents?
- Summary
Complaint dismissed for lack of reasonable cause to believe the Ethics Act had been violated when legislators met with agency supervisory personnel when constituents complained about an agency employee. No undue influence involved as legislators were properly exercising discretionary duties within the parameters of their legislative offices.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2005.09 (PDF 60.74 Kilobytes)