MCC §2.56.030
County contracts and actions that break ethics rules can be canceled
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗If the County makes a contract or gets a favorable action by breaking its ethics rules, the County can cancel it. The County can also take back any money or gifts someone got from the violation, but only if it acts within certain time limits.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Contracts and transactions
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
A.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any contract entered into by the
County in violation of the code of ethics of the County is voidable on behalf of the
County; provided, that the action to void the transaction is initiated within sixty
days after a final determination as to a violation of the code of ethics.
B.
Any favorable County action obtained in violation of the code of ethics for County
officers and employees is voidable in the same manner as voidable contracts, and the
county by the board of ethics and the corporation counsel may pursue any legal and
equitable remedies available to it.
C.
The County by the corporation counsel may recover any fee, compensation, gift, or
profit received by any person as a result of a violation of the code of ethics. Action
to recover under this subsection shall be brought by the corporation counsel within
two years of such violation.
(Ord. 881 § 1 (part), 1977: prior code § 5-6.3)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
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