Authority to Investigate and Refer.
Los Angeles Administrative Code § 24.22
in effectSec. 24.22. Authority to Investigate and Refer.
(a) In connection with Commission investigations and enforcement actions, the Executive Director and the Commission staff may inspect books, records, and electronic data; receive and investigate complaints; administer oaths; certify to official acts; issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, accounts, documents, electronic data, or testimony in any relevant inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding.
(b) The Executive Director and the Director of Enforcement may administer oaths and affirmations on behalf of the Commission and may delegate that authority to any Ethics Officer.
(c) The Executive Director and the Commission staff may divulge evidence of possible unlawful conduct discovered during an investigation to the following:
(1) A government attorney authorized by law to prosecute the unlawful conduct;
(2) A government agency with the authority to investigate or enforce laws relating to the unlawful conduct; or
(3) A government agency with the authority to discipline City employees for the unlawful conduct.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 182,907, Eff. 4-2-14.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-80547Fetched: 10/24/2026