New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

Executive Branch Ethics Committee

Pursuant to RSA Chapter 21-G:29, the Executive Branch Ethics Committee was established in 2006 to issue guidelines, interpretive rulings, and advisory opinions relative to standards for ethical conduct in the executive branch and to resolve issues, questions, or complaints involving executive branch officials who are not classified State employees.

The jurisdiction of the Executive Branch Ethics Committee consists of matters arising under:

  • The executive branch code of ethics, RSA 21-G:21-27;
  • The law requiring specified public officials to disclose their personal financial interests, RSA Chapter 15-A;
  • The law prohibiting the receipt of gifts and regulating honorariums and expense reimbursements, RSA Chapter 15-B; and
  • Rules or guidelines adopted by authority of those laws, as applied to executive branch officials who are not classified State employees.

The Executive Branch Ethics Committee can be contacted at:

Executive Branch Ethics Committee
1 Granite Place South
Concord, NH 03301-6397
Phone: (603) 271-3658
TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964
ethics@doj.nh.gov

Members of the Executive Branch Ethics Committee are:

  • Samuel H. Martin, Chair
  • Byron Champlin
  • James Laffan
  • Dale S. Kuehne
  • Reed A. Panasiti

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New Hampshire Department of Justice
1 Granite Place South | Concord, NH | 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3658