District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 1-1162.22: Additional penalties for public officials.

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)

In addition to the penalties set forth in § 1-1162.21, the Board may censure a public official for a violation of the Code of Conduct that the Board finds to substantially threaten the public trust.

(b)

The Board may recommend in such censure that the Council suspend or remove a Councilmember’s committee chairmanship, if any, committee membership, if any, or vote in any committee.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

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