GroundRules
GOV § 8951
Where this section sits in the code
- Government Code - GOV
- TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]
- DIVISION 2. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT [8902. - 10606.]
- PART 1. LEGISLATURE [8902. - 9937.]
- CHAPTER 1. Legislative Organization [8902. - 8956.]
- ARTICLE 3. Joint Legislative Ethics Committee [8940. - 8956.]
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint with the committee concerning the violation, in which case that person may not file a complaint with the district attorney of the appropriate county to institute a criminal prosecution for the violation until the committee has made its determination of the matter or a period of 120 days has elapsed since the filing of the complaint with the committee.
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