Authority: IC 4-2-6-4

Affected: IC 4-2-6-4

Sec. 3. (a) The commission may consider an agreed settlement entered into by the inspector general and the respondent to an ethics complaint in a public meeting. The commission may accept or reject an agreed settlement by majority vote.

(b) No statement made by any person during settlement negotiations shall be used as evidence in a subsequent public hearing or proceeding.

(c) The commission shall consider the factors contained in section 9(b) of this rule when considering an agreed settlement under subsection (a).

(d) The commission shall document its approval or rejection of the agreed settlement in a written report, signed by a majority of the commission members.

(e) The report shall be open to public inspection as a public record and presented to those individuals listed in IC 4-2-6-4(b)(2)(J). The commission may present the report to those individuals listed in IC 4-2-6-4(b)(2)(K).

(State Ethics Commission; 40 IAC 2-3-3; filed Oct 22, 1991, 11:10 a.m.: 15 IR 207; readopted filed Aug 2, 2001, 3:15 p.m.: 24 IR 4227; readopted filed Nov 29, 2007, 11:14 a.m.: 20071226-IR-040070658RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2013, 1:33 p.m.: 20131030-IR-040130243RFA; filed Aug 28, 2019, 9:51 a.m.: 20190925-IR-040190265FRA; filed May 7, 2025, 1:55 p.m.: 20250604-IR-040250004FRA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2025, 11:51 a.m.: 20251105-IR-040240499RFA)