{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1162.22","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-1162.22","heading":"Additional penalties for public officials.","body":"(a)\nIn 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.\n\n(b)\nThe 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.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 11A. Ethics and Government Accountability.","Subchapter II. Ethics Act.","Part B. Director of Government Ethics."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1162.22","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"dc22373a98b4b178e02969dc5f3fa0e8d738b2b427a6e18485af57f9c6b17413","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1162.21","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1162.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}