19-5-1 Filing of complaint. (a) Any com-
plainant shall sign and file with the commission a
verified complaint in writing. Assistance in draft-
ing and filing complaints shall be available
through the commission and its staff.

    (b) If a commissioner files a complaint, that
commissioner shall be disqualified from the com-
mission's consideration of the complaint. The
commissioner shall have the rights, duties, and li-
abilities of a party to a proceeding thus initiated.

    (c) The executive director shall file a complaint
following the completion of an investigation con-
ducted pursuant to K.A.R. 19-3, if in the executive
director's judgment there is probable cause to be-
lieve that a provision of relevant law has been vi-
olated.


    (d) The executive director shall file a complaint
when any person has failed to file any report at
the time and in the manner required by relevant
law, unless the executive director finds that for
good cause a complaint should not be filed. In
either case, the executive director shall report to
the commission at its next meeting. (Authorized
by K.S.A. 25-4119a, 46-253; implementing K.S.A.
25-4160, 46-255; effective, E-76-52, Oct. 24,
1975; effective, E-77-20, May 1, 1976; amended,
E-77-47, Sep. 30, 1976; effective Feb. 15, 1977;
amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1982.)