D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 3700
Investigations in General
Authority: District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2016 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2272 (March 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10612 (December 16, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (March 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 6632 (May 31, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15416 (November 22, 2019).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
3700.1 The provisions of this chapter shall establish the procedures for the Director to conduct all investigations of alleged violations of the Act, and Chapters 30 - 37 of this title.
3700.2 Investigations shall be conducted in the following manner:
- (a) Fairly and professionally; and
- (b) To protect the rights and reputations of public employees and officials.
3700.3 Investigations shall be identified as one (1) of the following:
- (a) Internal Inquiry;
- (b) Preliminary Investigation; or
- (c) Full Investigation.
3700.4 All proceedings and records of the Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) relating to the initiation or conduct of any investigation shall be confidential.
3700.5 The disposition of each investigation shall be made part of the public record.
AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter are subsections 301(a) and 302(a) of the District of Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, Pub. L. No. 93-376, D.C. Code §§ 1-1103.01(a) and 1-1103.02(a) (2006 Repl.).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3203-04 (May 22, 1998).