Texas Local Government Code
§ 161.156 — PROCESSING OF COMPLAINT
LG § 161.156Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 161. COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES · Art. D. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND HEARINGS
Statute text
View on source(a)The standing preliminary review committee shall determine whether a sworn complaint filed with the commission complies with the form requirements of Section 161.155.
(b)Not later than the 14th day after the date a complaint is filed, the standing preliminary review committee shall send written notice to the complainant and the respondent. The notice must state whether the complaint complies with the form requirements of Section 161.155 and include the information required by Section 161.158(c).
(c)If the standing preliminary review committee determines that the complaint does not comply with the form requirements, the committee shall send the complaint to the complainant with the written notice, a statement explaining how the complaint fails to comply, and a copy of the rules for filing sworn complaints. The complainant may resubmit the complaint not later than the 14th day after the date the notice under Subsection (b) is mailed. If the standing preliminary review committee determines that the complaint is not resubmitted within the 14-day period, the committee shall:
(1)dismiss the complaint; and
(2)not later than the 14th day after the date of the dismissal, send written notice to the complainant and the respondent of the dismissal and the grounds for dismissal.
(d)If the standing preliminary review committee determines that a complaint is resubmitted under Subsection (c) within the 14-day period but is not in proper form, the committee shall send the notice required under Subsection (c), and the complainant may resubmit the complaint under that subsection.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (H.B. 2002), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.