(a) No Person shall:
(1) Willfully obstruct, impede, or attempt to obstruct or impede any authorized official or employee who is investigating the qualifications of a Business Enterprise that has requested certification as a CSB, MBE, or FBE;
(2) Fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining or retaining, or attempting to obtain or retain certification as a CSB, MBE, or FBE for purposes of this chapter;
(3) Falsely state to any Person that any other is or is not certified as a CSB, MBE, or FBE for purposes of this chapter;
(4) Willfully falsify, conceal or cover up by a trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations or make use of any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry in any matter administered under this chapter; or
(5) Fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another Person fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain, public monies to which the Person is not entitled under this chapter.
(b) Any Person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. No. 77-08. Passed 2-4-08, eff. 3-15-08)