(1) Any interested person may file a written complaint with the executive director of the department of personnel charging a debt collector in the employ of the department of personnel with a violation of:

(a) This article 16 or a rule promulgated pursuant to this article 16;

(b) A lawful order of the state board of ethics; or

(c) The standards of conduct set forth in the code of conduct developed by the department of personnel for such debt collectors.

(2) Each complaint filed pursuant to this section shall be referred to the executive director of the department of personnel who shall conduct an investigation to determine if a violation of subsection (1) of this section occurred. If the executive director makes a determination that a violation did occur, the debt collector who is the subject of the complaint shall be subject to the disciplinary procedures set forth in rules adopted by the state personnel board. If a determination made pursuant to this subsection (2) is unsatisfactory to any party, an appeal may be made to the board of ethics for the executive branch of state government in the office of the governor.

(3) If the executive director of the department of personnel, or the board of ethics in the case of an appeal, makes a determination that a debt collector in the employ of the department of personnel has acted in violation of this article 16 or a rule promulgated pursuant to this article 16, a lawful order of the state board of ethics, or the code of conduct described in subsection (1)(c) of this section, the determination shall be made a part of the personnel file of the debt collector against whom the complaint was filed.