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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PART 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
CHAPTER 12 - SWORN COMPLAINTS
SUBCHAPTER D - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
SECTION/RULE §12.43 - Motion to Dismiss
Chapter Review Date 06/12/2001

(a) A party may move to dismiss a complaint in whole or in part on the grounds that an alleged violation has no basis in law or fact. An alleged violation has no basis in law if the allegations, if taken as true, together with inferences reasonably drawn from them do not constitute a violation of a rule adopted by or a law administered and enforced by the commission. An alleged violation has no basis in fact if no reasonable person could believe the facts alleged.(b) A motion to dismiss must identify each alleged violation to which it is addressed, and must state specifically the reasons the alleged violation has no basis in law, no basis in fact, or both.(c) The commission may, but is not required to, conduct an oral hearing on the motion to dismiss. The commission may not consider evidence in ruling on the motion and must decide the motion based solely on the facts alleged in the complaint, together with any complaint exhibits permitted by commission rule or statute.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.43 adopted to be effective October 27, 2024, 49 TexReg 8574.

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