Sec. 408.701. - Pattern or practice cases.

(a) Whenever the Commission, or its designee, has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this Chapter, or that any group of persons has been denied any of the rights granted by this Chapter, and such denial raises an issue of general public importance, it shall direct the General Counsel to commence a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) For the purposes of this Section, "reasonable cause" shall be based upon sufficiently trustworthy information which would lead an impartial observer to a belief that a person or persons is engaged in the actions described in subsection (a) of this Section. (Ord. 96-1089-659, § 1)