Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 430/30-10 – Ethics Officer
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The Auditor General shall designate an Ethics Officer for the office of the Auditor General. The ethics officer shall:
(1) act as liaison between the Office of the Auditor
(1) act as liaison between the Office of the Auditor
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General and the Inspector General appointed under this Article;
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(2) review statements of economic interest and
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disclosure forms of officers, senior employees, and contract monitors before they are filed with the Secretary of State; and
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(3) provide guidance to officers and employees in the
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interpretation and implementation of this Act, which the officer or employee may in good faith rely upon. Such guidance shall be based, whenever possible, upon legal precedent in court decisions and opinions of the Attorney General.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 430/30-10
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14