1Anybody may lodge a complaint against a judicial civil servant.

2Any supervisor of a judicial civil servant or any public body having competences of administrative, financial control or auditing, may request the competent authority in writing in the sense of Article 69 paragraph 1 of this Law, to initiate a disciplinary investigation, submitting allegations together with evidence for a breach of judicial civil servant obligations.

3The competent authority shall verify the allegations in the sense of Article 69 paragraph 1 of this Law. If there is a reasonable basis to believe that the misconduct has occurred, the competent authority shall open an investigation into the alleged misconduct. If appropriate, the competent authority shall collect further evidence, interview witnesses or ask supervisors for their observations.

4If there is no reasonable basis to believe that the misconduct has occurred, the competent authority shall archive the complaint or the obviously unfounded request.

5The competent authority, defined in the sense of Article 69 paragraph 1 of this Law, shall establish an investigation report, containing a summary of facts, a list of evidence and the significance of evidence as well as the conclusions presenting the reasons why such facts might constitute a breach of judicial civil servants obligations in the sense of the Law “On Civil Servant”.

6The competent authority, designated in the sense of Article 69 paragraph 1 of this Law, shall submit a proposal to the competent authority, designated in the sense of Article 69 paragraph 2 of this Law, to impose a disciplinary sanction or a proposal to close the investigation.