(A) Complaint filing. Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may file by himself, herself or his or her agent or attorney, a signed complaint with the Commission, stating the name and address of the person alleged to have committed an unfair discriminatory practice, setting out the details of the practice complained of and any other information required by the Commission.
(B) Initiation of investigation by Commission. Whenever the Commission has reason to believe that a person is committing or has committed an unfair discriminatory practice, the Commission may, on its initiative, investigate the practice. A statement of the unfair discriminatory practice believed being committed or to have been committed, and its determination to initiate an investigation of the same, shall be entered in the minutes of the Commission. The determination to initiate investigation of a suspected unfair discriminatory practice entered in the minutes of the Commission shall constitute commencement of the investigation.
(C) Time limitation. A complaint of an unfair discriminatory practice must be filed with the Commission within 60 days of the occurrence of the practice.
(D) Investigation. The Commission shall make a prompt and full investigation of each complaint filed and each suspected unfair discriminatory practice when it has determined to investigate.
(E) Action by Commission. If the Commission determines that, after investigation, no unfair discriminatory practice is being or has been committed, it shall record this determination in its minutes and, if the investigation was initiated by complaint filed, notify the complainant:
(1) If the Commission determines after investigation that an unfair discriminatory practice is being or has been committed, it shall attempt to eliminate the practice by education, conference, conciliation and persuasion. The Commission shall not make public the details of any conciliation proceedings, but it may disclose the terms or results of the conciliation when an unfair discriminatory practice has been satisfactorily adjusted, if it believes the best interests of the parties and the public will be served thereby.
(2) If the Commission finds that it is not possible to eliminate an unfair discriminatory practice by education, conference, conciliation and persuasion, it shall notify the complainant of this fact and advise the complainant of his or her right to file a complaint with the state’s Commission Against Discrimination. The Commission may also, in its discretion, notify the state’s Commission Against Discrimination of any unfair discriminatory practice which has come to its attention by complaint or otherwise.
(2002 Code, § 6.78)