Petitioner seeks review of a non-final order of the Commission on Ethics (Commission) denying his motion to dismiss the complaint filed against him for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner contends that the complainant disclosed his intention to file the complaint on or within five days prior to election day and therefore the Commission is precluded from investigating the complaint. We do not agree.

Although Section 112.324(1), F.S., contains a prohibition against filing, or disclosing an intention to file, a complaint against a candidate on or within five days immediately preceding election day,1 there is nothing in Section 112.324, or in any other section of Chapter 112, Part III, indicating that a violation of Section 112.324(1) by the complainant deprives the Commission of the authority to investigate the complaint. The legislature has provided a criminal penalty for willfully disclosing an intention to file a complaint or for disclosing any of the confidential proceedings before the Commission. Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes. Thus, the penalty for violating the provisions relating to disclosure is directed at the violat- or and not at the public, in whose interest the Commission operates.

The order of the Commission is affirmed.

*1077Petitioner’s motion to maintain confidentiality is granted. This opinion and all documents filed in the appellate proceeding shall remain confidential until such time as the proceedings before the Commission become public.