Sec. 12. If the commission finds a violation of this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, in a proceeding under section 4 of this chapter, the commission may take any of the following actions:

(1) Impose a civil penalty upon a respondent not to exceed three (3) times the value of any benefit received from the violation.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-2-6-12

  • Agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an office, a service, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
  • Commission: refers to the state ethics commission created under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Employee: means an individual, other than a state officer, who is employed by an agency on a full-time, a part-time, a temporary, an intermittent, or an hourly basis. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Person: means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, trust, business trust, group, limited liability company, or corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or a governmental agency or political subdivision. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Special state appointee: means a person who is:

    Indiana Code 4-2-6-1

  • State officer: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-2-6-1

(2) Cancel a contract.

(3) Bar a person from entering into a contract with an agency or a state officer for a period specified by the commission.

(4) Order restitution or disgorgement.

(5) Reprimand, suspend, or terminate an employee or a special state appointee.

(6) Reprimand or recommend the impeachment of a state officer.

(7) Bar a person from future state employment as an employee or future appointment as a special state appointee.

(8) Revoke a license or permit issued by an agency.

(9) Bar a person from obtaining a license or permit issued by an agency.

(10) Revoke the registration of a person registered as a lobbyist under IC 4-2-8.

(11) Bar a person from future lobbying activity with a state officer or agency.

As added by P.L.9-1990, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.15-1992, SEC.7; P.L.222-2005, SEC.11; P.L.89-2006, SEC.12.

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