Legal Opinion
R.H. v. State Ethics Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
R.H. and T.W. (together, Petitioners) appeal from orders of the State Ethics Commission (SEC) concluding that Petitioners violated section 3(a) of the State Ethics Law of 1978 (1978 Act).1 Petitioners also appeal from the SEC’s order directing R.H. and T.W. to pay $11,246.01 and $4,583.37, respectively, in restitution for private pecuniary benefits received in violation of section 3(a) of the State Ethics Law of 1989 (1989 Act).2
This case is governed by both the 1978 Act and the 1989 Act.3 However, the 1989 amendments are not retroactively applicable,4 Department of Commerce…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Yocabet v. STATE ETHICS COMM.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Synoski v. Hazle TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Department of Commerce v. CaseyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- In re the Appeal From the Auditor's Report of McKean Township for 1984Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Uremovich v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
3Cited by6 opinions
- Metromedia, Inc. v. Director, Division of TaxationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Snyder v. State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Keller v. State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Seropian v. State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Keller v. State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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