63A-14-102. Definitions.
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Effective 5/8/2018
63A-14-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)"Commission" means the Independent Executive Branch Ethics Commission, created in Section 63A-14-202 .
(2)"Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint under Subsection 63A-14-402(1)(a) .
(3)"Executive branch elected official" means:
(a)the governor;
(b)the lieutenant governor;
(c)the state auditor;
(d)the state treasurer; or
(e)the attorney general.
(4)"Improper purpose" includes harassing a respondent, causing unwarranted harm to a respondent's reputation, or causing unnecessary expenditure of public funds.
(5)"Malfeasance in office" means an intentional act or omission relating to the duties of an executive branch elected official that:
(a)constitutes a crime; or
(i)constitutes a substantial breach of the trust imposed upon the executive branch elected official by the nature of the official's office; and
(ii)is against commonly accepted standards of honesty and morality.
(6)"Respondent" means the executive branch elected official against whom an ethics complaint described in Section 63A-14-402 is filed.
(7)"Violation" means a high crime, a misdemeanor, or malfeasance in office.
Amended by Chapter 461 , 2018 General Session