HAR §12-27-20. Filing of complaint

(a) A complaint alleging a violation of the statute shall be filed in accordance with sections 398-21, HRS, and 12-27-21. (b) Where feasible, the complaint shall be filed on forms furnished by the department. (c) The complaint shall be signed by the complainant, and the complainant shall certify that: (1) The complaint is filed to the best of the complainant's knowledge, information, or belief; (2) The complaint is not filed for an invalid or improper purpose, such as to harass; and (3) The allegations and other statements of fact have evidentiary support or are likely to have evidentiary support after further investigation. (d) No complaint shall be filed after the expiration of ninety days after the: (1) Date of the alleged unlawful act; or (2) Date of discovery by the employee of the alleged unlawful act; however, in no event shall such a complaint be filed after the 27-20 §12-27-23 expiration of one hundred eighty days of the alleged unlawful act. The filing date of a complaint is the date the complaint is received by the department. [Eff 2/3/05 ] (Auth: HRS §398-11) (Imp: HRS §398-21)