Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. VIII Enforcement

Editor's note— Sec. 1 of Ord. No. NS-19.46, adopted April 8, 2025, repealed § A3-70, which pertained to the Ethics Commission, and derived from Ord. No. 19.30.4, adopted September 23, 1997.

Editor's note— Sec. 2 of Ord. No. NS-19.46, adopted April 8, 2025, repealed § A3-71, which pertained to enforcement proceedings, and derived from Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, adopted September 23, 1997.

A person who is found to have violated this code of ethics is subject to the following sanctions:

(1) Public censure by the Board of Supervisors;

(2) An official finding of misconduct in office and removal from office upon an accusation proceeding instituted by the grand jury;

(3) Forfeiture into the County general fund of any amounts or things of value given or paid in violation of this division;

(4) A penalty assessment to be deposited into the County general fund of up to $500.00 per violation of this Code or an amount not to exceed three times the amount given, paid or expended in violation of this division.

(Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, § 1, 9-23-97; Ord. No. NS-19.46, § 3, 4-8-25)

In addition to the civil penalties provided above, a willful violation of this code is a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, § 1, 9-23-97)