Complaint Opinion 08-01
- Date
- 02/28/2008
- Number
- 08-01
- Topic
- Comments by Legislator - Jurisdiction
- Respondent
- Ahern
- Question/Complaint
Respondent allegedly used language deemed offensive by those present. Do the allegations confer jurisdiction on the board to proceed with the complaint proceedings?
- Summary
No. The Ethics Act does not address a legislator's comments to others as described in the complaint. The complaint is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction over the subject-matter. RCW 42.52.320.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2008.01 (PDF 23.64 Kilobytes)