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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 571.001. Purpose - Sec. 571.001. PURPOSE. It is the policy of the legislature...
Section 571.002. Definitions - Sec. 571.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 571.021. Texas Ethics Commission - Sec. 571.021. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION. This chapter applies to the...
Section 571.022. Sunset Provision - Sec. 571.022. SUNSET PROVISION. The commission is subject to review...
Section 571.0221. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 571.0221. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. Appointments to the commission shall be...
Section 571.023. Presiding Officer - Sec. 571.023. PRESIDING OFFICER. The members of the commission shall...
Section 571.0231. Restriction on Commission Membership - Sec. 571.0231. RESTRICTION ON COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP. A person may not...
Section 571.0232. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 571.0232. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 571.024. Expenses - Sec. 571.024. EXPENSES. A member of the commission is entitled...
Section 571.025. Meetings - Sec. 571.025. MEETINGS. The commission shall meet at least once...
Section 571.026. Quorum; Vote Required - Sec. 571.026. QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED. (a) A majority of the...
Section 571.027. Prohibited Participation - Sec. 571.027. PROHIBITED PARTICIPATION. (a) A member of the commission...
Section 571.0271. Commission Member Training - Sec. 571.0271. COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who is...
Section 571.028. Prohibited Candidacy - Sec. 571.028. PROHIBITED CANDIDACY. A member of the commission may...
Section 571.029. Staff - Sec. 571.029. STAFF. (a) The commission may employ staff, including...
Section 571.030. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 571.030. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and...
Section 571.0301. Information to Members and Employees - Sec. 571.0301. INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. The executive director...
Section 571.0302. Equal Employment Policy - Sec. 571.0302. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY. (a) The executive director or...
Section 571.031. Records - Sec. 571.031. RECORDS. Except as provided by Sections 571.139(a) and...
Section 571.032. Mailing of Notices, Decisions, and Reports - Sec. 571.032. MAILING OF NOTICES, DECISIONS, AND REPORTS. (a) Except...
Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties
Section 571.061. Laws Administered and Enforced by Commission - Sec. 571.061. LAWS ADMINISTERED AND ENFORCED BY COMMISSION. (a) The...
Section 571.062. Rules - Sec. 571.062. RULES. (a) The commission, on the affirmative vote...
Section 571.063. Rules Concerning Gifts to Regulatory Agency Officers and Employees - Sec. 571.063. RULES CONCERNING GIFTS TO REGULATORY AGENCY OFFICERS AND...
Section 571.064. Reporting and Registration Thresholds - Sec. 571.064. REPORTING AND REGISTRATION THRESHOLDS. (a) If a law...
Section 571.0645. Filing Deadline for Electronic Reports - Sec. 571.0645. FILING DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC REPORTS. The commission shall...
Section 571.065. Forms - Sec. 571.065. FORMS. (a) The commission shall prescribe forms for...
Section 571.066. Electronic Data Base - Sec. 571.066. ELECTRONIC DATA BASE. (a) The Department of Information...
Section 571.067. Computer Software - Sec. 571.067. COMPUTER SOFTWARE. The commission may develop computer software...
Section 571.0671. Requirements for Electronic Filing Software - Sec. 571.0671. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC FILING SOFTWARE. (a) Computer software...
Section 571.0672. Proposition of Technological Solutions - Sec. 571.0672. PROPOSITION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS. The commission shall develop...
Section 571.068. Account Numbers - Sec. 571.068. ACCOUNT NUMBERS. The commission shall assign an account...
Section 571.069. Review of Statements and Reports; Audits - Sec. 571.069. REVIEW OF STATEMENTS AND REPORTS; AUDITS. (a) The...
Section 571.070. Manual - Sec. 571.070. MANUAL. The commission shall adopt by rule and...
Section 571.071. Training; Guidelines - Sec. 571.071. TRAINING; GUIDELINES. (a) The commission shall: (1) provide...
Section 571.072. Public Access - Sec. 571.072. PUBLIC ACCESS. (a) The commission shall develop and...
Section 571.073. Report - Sec. 571.073. REPORT. On or before December 31 of each...
Section 571.074. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 571.074. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The commission may accept gifts...
Section 571.075. Delegation of Authority - Sec. 571.075. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The commission by rule may...
Section 571.076. Contract for Administration - Sec. 571.076. CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATION. The commission may contract with...
Section 571.077. Statements, Registrations, and Reports Considered to Be Verified - Sec. 571.077. STATEMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, AND REPORTS CONSIDERED TO BE VERIFIED....
Section 571.0771. Corrected Statements, Registrations, and Reports Considered Timely Filed - Sec. 571.0771. CORRECTED STATEMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, AND REPORTS CONSIDERED TIMELY FILED....
Section 571.078. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 571.078. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...
Section 571.079. Posting Information Relating to Unpaid Penalties on Website - Sec. 571.079. POSTING INFORMATION RELATING TO UNPAID PENALTIES ON WEBSITE....
Subchapter D. Advisory Opinions
Section 571.091. Opinion to Be Given on Request - Sec. 571.091. OPINION TO BE GIVEN ON REQUEST. (a) The...
Section 571.092. Deadline for Opinion; Extension - Sec. 571.092. DEADLINE FOR OPINION; EXTENSION. (a) The commission shall...
Section 571.093. Protection of Identity of Requestor or Affected Person - Sec. 571.093. PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF REQUESTOR OR AFFECTED PERSON....
Section 571.094. Opinion Issued on Initiative of Commission - Sec. 571.094. OPINION ISSUED ON INITIATIVE OF COMMISSION. On its...
Section 571.095. Maintenance of Opinions; Summary - Sec. 571.095. MAINTENANCE OF OPINIONS; SUMMARY. The commission shall number...
Section 571.096. Opinion by Other Governmental Entity - Sec. 571.096. OPINION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a) The authority...
Section 571.097. Defenses: Reliance on Advisory Opinion; Commission's Failure to Issue Opinion - Sec. 571.097. DEFENSES: RELIANCE ON ADVISORY OPINION; COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO...
Section 571.098. Conversion of Contribution to Personal Use - Sec. 571.098. CONVERSION OF CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL USE. A person...
Subchapter E. Complaint Procedures and Hearings
Section 571.121. General Powers - Sec. 571.121. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The commission may: (1) hold...
Section 571.1211. Definitions - Sec. 571.1211. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Campaign communication" and...
Section 571.1212. Categorization of Violations - Sec. 571.1212. CATEGORIZATION OF VIOLATIONS. An allegation of a violation...
Section 571.122. Filing of Complaint; Contents - Sec. 571.122. FILING OF COMPLAINT; CONTENTS. (a) An individual may...
Section 571.1221. Dismissal of Complaint Filed at Direction or Urging of Nonresident - Sec. 571.1221. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT FILED AT DIRECTION OR URGING...
Section 571.1222. Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Certain Information in Political Report - Sec. 571.1222. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT CHALLENGING CERTAIN INFORMATION IN POLITICAL...
Section 571.123. Processing of Complaint - Sec. 571.123. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall determine...
Section 571.1231. Designation of Agent by Certain Respondents - Sec. 571.1231. DESIGNATION OF AGENT BY CERTAIN RESPONDENTS. (a) This...
Section 571.124. Preliminary Review: Initiation - Sec. 571.124. PRELIMINARY REVIEW: INITIATION. (a) The commission staff shall...
Section 571.1241. Review of Executive Director's Determination of Jurisdiction - Sec. 571.1241. REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION. (a)...
Section 571.1242. Preliminary Review - Sec. 571.1242. PRELIMINARY REVIEW. (a) If the alleged violation is...
Section 571.1244. Preliminary Review and Preliminary Review Procedures - Sec. 571.1244. PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCEDURES. The commission...
Section 571.125. Preliminary Review Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 571.125. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall...
Section 571.126. Preliminary Review Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 571.126. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) As soon as...
Section 571.129. Formal Hearing: Standard of Evidence - Sec. 571.129. FORMAL HEARING: STANDARD OF EVIDENCE. During a formal...
Section 571.130. Formal Hearing: Subpoenas and Witnesses - Sec. 571.130. FORMAL HEARING: SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES. (a) A subpoena...
Section 571.131. Formal Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 571.131. FORMAL HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) Not later than the...
Section 571.132. Formal Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 571.132. FORMAL HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) Not later than the...
Section 571.133. Appeal of Final Decision - Sec. 571.133. APPEAL OF FINAL DECISION. (a) To appeal a...
Section 571.134. Delay of Referral - Sec. 571.134. DELAY OF REFERRAL. If an alleged violation involves...
Section 571.135. Public Interest Information - Sec. 571.135. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall develop...
Section 571.1351. Status of Complaint - Sec. 571.1351. STATUS OF COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall keep...
Section 571.136. Extension of Deadline - Sec. 571.136. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE. The commission may, on its...
Section 571.137. Subpoena - Sec. 571.137. SUBPOENA. (a) In connection with a formal hearing,...
Section 571.138. Status of Complainant - Sec. 571.138. STATUS OF COMPLAINANT. The complainant is not a...
Section 571.139. Applicability of Other Acts - Sec. 571.139. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ACTS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 571.140. Confidentiality; Offense - Sec. 571.140. CONFIDENTIALITY; OFFENSE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 571.141. Availability of Commission Orders on Internet - Sec. 571.141. AVAILABILITY OF COMMISSION ORDERS ON INTERNET. (a) As...
Section 571.142. Liability for Respondent's Costs - Sec. 571.142. LIABILITY FOR RESPONDENT'S COSTS. (a) This section applies...
Subchapter F. Enforcement
Section 571.171. Initiation and Referral - Sec. 571.171. INITIATION AND REFERRAL. (a) On a motion adopted...
Section 571.172. Order - Sec. 571.172. ORDER. The commission may: (1) issue and enforce...
Section 571.173. Civil Penalty for Delay or Violation - Sec. 571.173. CIVIL PENALTY FOR DELAY OR VIOLATION. The commission...
Section 571.1731. Waiver or Reduction of Late Filing Penalty - Sec. 571.1731. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF LATE FILING PENALTY. (a)...
Section 571.174. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Lobbyist Registration - Sec. 571.174. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LOBBYIST REGISTRATION. After...
Section 571.175. Notification of Regulatory or Supervisory Entity - Sec. 571.175. NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY OR SUPERVISORY ENTITY. The commission...
Section 571.176. Civil Penalty for Frivolous or Bad-Faith Complaint - Sec. 571.176. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FRIVOLOUS OR BAD-FAITH COMPLAINT. (a)...
Section 571.177. Factors Considered for Assessment of Sanction - Sec. 571.177. FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION. The commission...