§ 120-102. Powers and duties of Committee. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 120‑102.  Powers andduties of Committee.

(a)        In addition to theother powers and duties specified in this Article, the Committee may:

(1)        through (4) Repealed by Session Laws 2006‑201, s. 10, effective January 1, 2007.

(5)        Prepare a list ofethical principles and guidelines to be used by legislators and legislativeemployees to identify potential conflicts of interest and prohibited behavior,prepare advisory memoranda to legislators and legislative employees on specificethical concerns, and suggest rules of conduct that shall be adhered to bylegislators and legislative employees.

(5a)      Advise each GeneralAssembly committee of specific danger areas where conflicts of interest mayexist and to suggest rules of conduct that should be adhered to by committeemembers in order to avoid conflict.

(6)        Advise GeneralAssembly members or render written opinions if so requested by the member aboutquestions of ethics or possible points of conflict and suggested standards ofconduct of members upon ethical points raised.

(6a)      Review, modify, oroverrule advisory opinions issued to legislators by the State Ethics Commissionunder G.S. 138A‑13.

(7)        Propose rules oflegislative ethics and conduct. The rules, when adopted by the House ofRepresentatives and the Senate, shall be the standards adopted for that term.

(8)        Upon receipt ofinformation that a legislator owes money to the State and is delinquent inmaking repayment of such obligation, investigate and dispose of the matteraccording to the terms of this Article.

(9)        Investigate allegedviolations in accordance with G.S. 120‑103.1 and hire separate legalcounsel, through the Legislative Services Commission, for these purposes.

(10)      Adopt procedures toimplement this Article.

(11)      Perform other dutiesas may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Article.

(b)        G.S. 120‑19.1through G.S. 120‑19.8 shall apply to the proceedings of the LegislativeEthics Committee as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly,except that both cochairs shall sign all subpoenas on behalf of the Committee.Notwithstanding any other law, every State agency, local governmental agency,and units and subdivisions thereof shall make available to the Committee anydocuments, records, data, statements or other information, except tax returnsor information relating thereto, which the Committee designates as beingnecessary for the exercise of its powers and duties. (1975, c. 564, s. 1; 1979, c.864, s. 3; 1991, c. 700, s. 1; 2006‑201, s. 10; 2007‑348, s. 1.)