§ 36-14-11. Advisory powers of the commission.
(a) The commission is hereby empowered to issue, at the request of any person covered by the Rhode Island code of ethics in government, advisory opinions on the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Any advisory opinion rendered pursuant to this section must be approved, prior to issuance, by a majority of the members of the commission.
(c) Any advisory opinion rendered by the commission, until amended or revoked by a majority vote of the commission, shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent proceedings concerning the person who requested the opinion and who acted in reliance on it in good faith, unless material facts were omitted or misstated by the person in the request for the opinion.
History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 195, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-14 - Code of Ethics
Section 36-14-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 36-14-2. - Definitions.
Section 36-14-3. - Code of ethics.
Section 36-14-4. - Persons subject to the code of ethics.
Section 36-14-5. - Prohibited activities.
Section 36-14-6. - Statement of conflict of interest.
Section 36-14-7. - Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.
Section 36-14-9. - Administrative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-10. - Educational powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-10.1. - Continuing ethics education.
Section 36-14-11. - Advisory powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-12. - Investigative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-13. - Adjudicative powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-14. - Removal powers of the commission.
Section 36-14-15. - Judicial review.
Section 36-14-16. - Financial statement to be filed.
Section 36-14-17. - Content of financial statement.
Section 36-14-18. - Disclosure of regulated business interests.
Section 36-14-19. - Penalties.