In any circumstance in which this Chapter authorizes the Board to find, independently of an Inspector General request or referral, that there is probable cause to conclude that a person (for purposes of this section, the "subject") may have violated this Chapter, the Board may proceed with fact-finding or other information-gathering related to the matter only after notifying the subject in writing. The Board shall send such notice by certified mail addressed to the subject at their last known business or residential address. The Board shall also send the notice to the subject by email if a reliable email address is available to the Board. The notice, which shall not name or otherwise identify any involved complainant, shall specify the nature of the suspected violation and the underlying facts, and shall provide the subject with 10 business days from the hard-copy mailing date to respond to the Board in writing via either certified mail or to an email address provided by the Board. The Board shall not make a probable cause finding on the matter until after receiving the subject's timely response postmarked or emailed within the 10-day period, or the expiration of the subject's time to respond.
(Added Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50671, § 1)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46730, § 5, repealed former § 2-156-390, which pertained to actions on complaints or investigations.