(a) In a mixed complaint, within 10 business days after determination by the Commission of the Article 1, 3, 5, and 7 portions of the complaint, Commission staff shall:
(1) provide the Secretary of State's Lobbying Compliance Division with:
- (A) written notice of the Commission's final disposition, and
- (B) access to, and, if requested, temporary possession and custody of, all investigative materials in mixed complaint investigations, excluding attorney work-product and items subject to the attorney-client privilege under current law;
- (2) notify the respondent of a referral and their duty to retain any potentially relevant information, including documents, correspondence, notes, electronic communications, electronically stored information, and emails; and
- (3) notify the complainant of a referral and direct them to retain any potentially relevant information, including documents, correspondence, notes, electronic communications, electronically stored information, and emails.
- (b) Any Commission determinations provided to the respondent to facilitate settlement discussions shall redact information regarding Article 2, 4, or 8 to the extent possible under the circumstances.
History Note: Authority G.S. 120C-101(a); 120C-600; 120C-601;
Eff. June 1, 2014.