FULL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND NORTH DAKOTA ETHICS COMMISSION RULES
TAKE NOTICE that the North Dakota Ethics Commission will hold a public hearing to address proposed amendments to N.D. Admin. Code chapter 115-02-01 at 9:00 am on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 600 E Boulevard Ave, Judicial Wing Room 321, Bismarck and on Microsoft Teams here. The proposed amendments implement N.D. Const. art. XIV, § 3(2). The purpose of the proposed amendments to the Ethics Commission’s complaint rules is to establish uniform deadlines and procedures during the Ethics Commission’s complaint process. The proposed amendments set the procedure and modify the timeline for an appeal from a summary dismissal, provide a timeline to appeal a finding of the Ethics Commission to district court, describe the process the Commission uses to compute time, and clarify terminology related to time computations. The proposed amendments are not expected to have an impact on the regulated community in excess of $50,000. These are not emergency rules.
The proposed rules may be viewed here. A copy of the proposed rules may be requested by writing 600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 195, Bismarck, ND 58505, e-mailing ethicscommission@nd.gov, or calling (701) 328-5325. Written or oral comments on the proposed rules received by October 7, 2024, and sent to the above address, emailed to ethicscommission@nd.gov, or submitted online at www.ethicscommission.nd.gov/public-input will be fully considered. If you plan to attend the public hearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact the Ethics Commission at (701) 328-5325 or the above mailing address at least 14 days prior to the public hearing.
Dated this 29th day of July, 2024.
Rebecca Binstock, Executive Director, North Dakota Ethics Commission