Sec. 24.60.178. Sanctions recommended by committee.

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(a)When the committee finds that a person has violated this chapter, the committee may recommend appropriate sanctions, including sanctions set out in

(b)of this section.

(b)The sanctions that the committee may recommend include

(1)imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each offense or twice the amount improperly gained, whichever is greater;

(2)divestiture of specified assets or withdrawal from specified associations;

(3)additional, detailed disclosure, either as a public disclosure or as a confidential disclosure to the committee;

(4)in the case of a legislative employee, suspension of employment with or without pay for a stated period of time or until stated conditions are met, or termination from legislative employment;

(5)restitution of property or reimbursement of improperly received benefits;

(6)public or private written reprimand;

(7)censure, including, in the case of a legislator, removal from a leadership position or committee membership and a determination that the legislator will not be appointed to serve in a leadership position or on a committee during the remainder of that legislature;

(8)placing the person on probationary status;

(9)in the case of a legislator, expulsion from the house of the legislature;

(10)any other appropriate measure.

(c)In addition to or in place of a sanction recommended under

(b)of this section, the committee may recommend that the subject of a complaint be required to pay all or a portion of the costs related to the investigation and adjudication of a complaint.