D.C. Code § 1-1162.22

Additional penalties for public officials

Known as the Government Ethics Act

The act spans §§ 1–1 (33 sections).

Apr. 27, 2012, D.C

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

(b) The Ethics 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.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.