Informes de Consejeros Independientes en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Los consejeros independientes son personas que investigan a otras personas en el gobierno. Tienen que contar cada seis meses cuánto dinero gastan y qué hacen. Al final de su trabajo, deben hacer un informe completo sobre todo lo que encontraron.

Es como un maestro que tiene que enviar un informe a la dirección de la escuela cada semestre sobre cómo va la clase y cuánto dinero se ha gastado en materiales. Al final del año, entrega un informe final con todos los resultados de los estudiantes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el consejero independiente Juan fue asignado para investigar a un funcionario local. Cada seis meses, Juan tiene que presentar un informe a un grupo que supervisa su trabajo, explicando cuánto ha gastado en su investigación y qué ha descubierto. Al final de su investigación, Juan entrega un informe final que describe todos los casos que ha manejado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

18 Pa.C.S. 9337 - Reports By Independent Counsel (a) Required reports.--An independent counsel shall: (1) File with the panel, with respect to the six-month period beginning on the date of his appointment and with respect to each six-month period thereafter until the office of that independent counsel terminates, a report which identifies and explains major expenses, summarizes all other expenses incurred by that office during the six-month period with respect to which the report is filed and estimates future expenses of that office. (2) Before the termination of the independent counsel's office under section 9343(b) (relating to removal of independent counsel and termination of office), file a final report with the panel, setting forth fully and completely a description of all prosecutions. All other information shall be confidential and not subject to public disclosure. (b) Disclosure of information in reports.--The panel may release to the General Assembly, the Governor, the State Treasurer, the public or any appropriate person the portions of a report made under this section as the panel considers appropriate. The panel shall make any orders as are appropriate to protect the rights of any individual named in the report and to prevent undue interference with any pending prosecution. The panel may make any portion of a final report filed under subsection (a)(2) available to any individual named in the report for the purposes of receiving within a time limit set by the panel any comments or factual information that the individual may submit. The comments and factual information, in whole or in part, may in the discretion of the panel be included as an appendix to the final report. Cross References.Section 9337 is referred to in sections 9342, 9343 of this title. 18 P