Sec. 408.801. - Violations; penalty.

A person who, knowingly and willfully: (a) Commits or procures or acquiesces in the commission of a violation of a rule of the Commission by which a person is required to do or refrain from doing an act in furtherance of the general objectives stated in Section 408.103 ; or (b) Conducts, authorizes or directs, conspires to conduct, authorize or direct or procures or acquiesces in the conducting, authorizing, directing or conspiracy to conduct, authorize or direct a reprisal against a person because that person filed a complaint or testified, assisted or participated in a manner in an investigation, proceedings or hearing; or (c) Fails or refuses or procures or acquiesces in a failure or refusal to observe the terms of a conciliation agreement entered pursuant to Section 408.305; or (d) Obstructs or prevents or procures or acquiesces in the obstruction or prevention of the enforcement of or compliance with a rule of the Commission or a conciliation agreement; or (e) Interferes with or procures or acquiesces in an interference with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the Commission or one of its members or representatives; or (f) Being at the time a person who filed a complaint, a witness or participant in the proceedings of the Commission with respect to a complaint or a member or employee of the Commission having access to or being involved in the proceedings of the Commission with respect to a complaint, makes the charge in the complaint or a matter in the proceedings a public matter; (g) Shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500. (Ord. 96-1089-659, § 1; Ord. 2017-15-E , § 9; Ord. 2020-244-E , § 8)