(A) In conducting an investigation the State Human Rights Commission shall have access at all reasonable times to premises, records, documents, individuals and other evidence or possible sources of evidence and may examine, record and copy such materials and take and report the testimony or statements of such person as are reasonably necessary for the furtherance of the investigation per KRS 344.200 through 344.290; provided, however. That the State Human Rights Commission first complies with the provisions of the Fourth Amendment relating to unreasonable searches and seizures. The State Human Rights Commission may issue subpoenas to compel his or her access to of the production of such materials, or the appearance of such persons, any may issue interrogatories to a respondent, to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as would apply if the subpoenas or interrogatories were issued or served in aid of a civil action in the United States District Court for the district in which the investigation is taking place.
(B) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce records, documents or other evidence, if in his or her power to do so, in obedience to the subpoena or lawful order of the State Human Rights Commission shall be fined nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any person who, with intent thereby to mislead the State Human Rights Commission, shall make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report, account, record or other document submitted to the State Human Rights Commission pursuant to his or her subpoena or other order, or shall willfully neglect or fail to make or cause to be made full, true and correct entries in such reports, accounts, records or other documents, or shall willfully mutilate, alter or by any other means falsity any documentary evidence, shall be fined not more than $ 1,000 or imprisoned nor more than one year, or both.
(Ord. 7, passed 4-9-2001)