GroundRules
D.C. Code § 1-1162.16: Dismissal of meritless claim, complaint, or request for investigation.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 1. Government Organization.
- Chapter 11A. Ethics and Government Accountability.
- Subchapter II. Ethics Act.
- Part B. Director of Government Ethics.
(a)
The Board may dismiss, at any stage of the proceedings, any claim, complaint, request for investigation, investigation, or portion of an investigation that the Board finds to be without merit.
(b)
The Board may require a person who made or caused to be made a claim, complaint, or request for investigation in bad faith and without merit to pay reasonable fees for time spent reviewing or investigating the claim, complaint, or requests for investigation.
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