{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-701","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63A-15-701","heading":"Commission review of ethics violation.","body":"(1) The scope of a review by the commission is limited to an alleged ethics violation stated in a complaint that has not been previously dismissed under Section 63A-15-602.\n(2)\n(a) Before holding the meeting for review of the complaint, the commission chair may schedule a separate meeting of the commission for the purposes of:\n(i) hearing motions or arguments from the parties, including hearing motions or arguments relating to dismissal of a complaint, admission of evidence, or procedures;\n(ii) holding a vote of the commission, with or without the attendance of the parties, on procedural or commission business matters relating to a complaint; or\n(iii) reviewing a complaint, with or without the attendance of the parties, to determine if the complaint should be dismissed in whole or in part, by means of a majority vote of the commission, because the complaint pleads facts or circumstances against a political subdivision officer or employee that have already been reviewed by, as provided in Section 63A-15-301, the commission, a municipal ethics commission established in accordance with Section 10-3-1311, a county ethics commission established in accordance with Section 17-70-511, or a local political subdivision ethics commission established in accordance with Section 63A-15-103.\n(b) Notwithstanding Section 63A-15-603, the commission may, by a majority vote, change the date of the meeting for review of the complaint in order to accommodate:\n(i) a meeting authorized under Subsection (2)(a); or\n(ii) necessary scheduling requirements.\n(3)\n(a) The commission shall comply with the Utah Rules of Evidence except where the commission determines, by majority vote, that a rule is not compatible with the requirements of this chapter.\n(b) The chair shall make rulings on admissibility of evidence consistent with the provisions of Section 63A-15-402.\n(4)\n(a) A meeting or hearing authorized in this part is open to the public except as provided in Section 52-4-204.\n(b) The following individuals may be present during the presentation of testimony and evidence to the commission:\n(i) the complainant;\n(ii) the complainant's counsel, if applicable;\n(iii) the respondent;\n(iv) the respondent's counsel, if applicable;\n(v) members of the commission;\n(vi) staff to the commission;\n(vii) a witness, while testifying before the commission; and\n(viii) necessary security personnel.\n(c) The commission may, in accordance with Section 52-4-204, close a meeting to:\n(i) seek or obtain legal advice on legal, evidentiary, or procedural matters; or\n(ii) conduct deliberations to reach a decision on the complaint.\n(5) If a majority of the commission determines that a continuance is necessary to obtain further evidence and testimony, to accommodate administrative needs, or to accommodate the attendance of commission members, witnesses, or a party, the commission shall:\n(a) adjourn and continue the meeting to a future date and time after notice to the parties; and\n(b) establish that future date and time by majority vote.\n(6) A record, as defined in Section 63G-2-103, created by the commission under this part, reviewed by the commission under this part, or received by the commission under this part, is a public record, as defined in Section 63G-2-103.","path":["Title 63A Utah Government Operations Code","Chapter 63A-15 Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission","Part 63A-15-7 Commission Review of Ethics Violation"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63A/Chapter15/63A-15-S701.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7dc70a6c12b7514ff770c22b6cc2147139b755b5e008dfa2098efb8b5a45c9de","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-604","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}