(a) All communications, including complaints, shall be addressed to Administrative Secretary, Council on Judicial Complaints, 1901 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

(b) If a member of the Council receives a complaint or an inquiry, the member shall have no communication with the party other than referring the party to the Administrative Secretary. Only the Administrative Secretary shall be authorized to supply a prospective complainant with the approved complaint form. Neither the Administrative Secretary nor any individual Council member shall discuss with a complainant the merits of his complaint.

(c) The Administrative Secretary shall maintain for transmittal to interested parties a supply of complaint forms and of letters containing general instructions to guide interested parties in filing a complaint. The Administrative Secretary may render general assistance to complainants desiring to fill out needed forms or to enclose supporting documents. The Administrative Secretary shall not offer any comment on the content or the merits of the complaint to be filed or on file.

(d) A suggested form of the complaint is illustrated in Appendix A of this chapter. The Council may accept complaints that are unverified or in a different format.