(A) The Board of Ethics, or the designated administrative official, shall notify by certified mail each person required to file a statement of financial interests who fails to file the statement by the due date, files an incomplete statement, or files a statement in a form other than that prescribed by the Board of Ethics. The notice shall specify the type of failure or delinquency, shall establish a date by which the failure or delinquency shall be remedied, and shall advise the person of the penalties for violation.
(B) Any person who fails or refuses to file the statement or who fails or refuses to remedy a deficiency in the filing identified in the notice under subsection (A) within the time period established in the notice shall be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics in an amount not to exceed twenty-five ($25.00) dollars per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of five hundred ($500.00) dollars. Any civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics under this section may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails or refuses to pay the penalty within a prescribed period of time.
(C) Any person who intentionally files a statement of financial interests which he knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Ord. 94-015, passed 12-12-94)