§84-32  Procedure.  (a)  With respect to
legislators and employees removable only by impeachment:  when the ethics
commission after due hearings pursuant to section 84-31(c) determines that
there is sufficient cause to file a complaint against a legislator or an
employee removable only by impeachment, it shall issue a complaint and refer
the matter to the appropriate body of the legislature.  The complaint shall
contain a statement of the facts alleged to constitute the violation.  The
complaint shall be a matter of public record.  The legislature shall take
appropriate disciplinary action unless it determines that disciplinary action
is not warranted and, within thirty days of the referral of the complaint,
shall notify the commission of the action taken.  Days during which the
legislature is not in session shall not be included in determining the
thirty-day period.  Any disciplinary action taken by the legislature, or the
fact that no disciplinary action is taken, shall be a matter of public record.



(b)  With respect to employees other than
legislators and employees removable only by impeachment:  when the commission
determines after due hearing pursuant to section 84-31(c) that there is
sufficient cause to file a complaint against an employee other than a
legislator, or an employee removable only by impeachment, it shall issue a
complaint and refer the matter to the governor who shall take appropriate
disciplinary action unless the governor determines that disciplinary action is
not warranted.  The governor shall notify the commission of the disciplinary
action taken or the fact that no disciplinary action was taken, within sixty
days of the referral of the complaint.  The complaint and any disciplinary
action taken, or the fact that no disciplinary action is taken, shall be a
matter of public record.



(c)  With respect to former employees and
former legislators, when the commission determines after due hearing pursuant
to section 84-31(c) that there is sufficient cause to file a complaint against
a former employee or former legislator, it shall issue a complaint and refer
the matter to the attorney general who may exercise whatever legal or equitable
remedies which may be available to the State.  The complaint shall be a matter
of public record.



(d)  With respect to delegates to the
constitutional convention removable only by impeachment: when the ethics
commission after due hearing pursuant to section 84-31(c) determines that there
is sufficient cause to file a complaint against a delegate to the constitutional
convention, it shall issue a complaint and refer the matter to the appropriate
body of the constitutional convention.  The complaint shall be a matter of
public record.  The appropriate body of the constitutional convention shall
take appropriate disciplinary action unless it determines that disciplinary
action is not warranted and, within thirty days of the referral of the
complaint, shall notify the commission of the action taken.  Days during which
the constitutional convention is not in session shall not be included in
determining the thirty-day period.  Any disciplinary action taken by the
constitutional convention, or the fact that no disciplinary action is taken,
shall be a matter of public record. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 91,
§9; am L 1980, c 87, §5; am L 1995, c 220, §4 and c 221, §2]