(A) General. Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.
(B) Ethics.
(1) A person who intentionally violates any provision of § 33.081 may be punished by a term of incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a period of not more than 364 days, and may be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
(2) A person who intentionally violates any provision of § 33.082 is subject to a fine in an amount of not less than $1,001 and not more than $5,000.
(3) Any person who intentionally makes a false report alleging a violation of any provision of §§ 33.080 through 33.083 to the local enforcement authorities, the State’s Attorney or any other law enforcement official may be punished by a term of incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a period of not more than 364 days, and may be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
(4) A violation of § 33.081 shall be prosecuted as a criminal offense by an attorney for the county by filing in the Circuit Court an information, or sworn complaint, charging such offense. The prosecution shall be under and conform to the rules of criminal procedure. Conviction shall require the establishment of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. A violation of § 33.082 may be prosecuted as a quasi-criminal offense by an attorney for the county, or, if an Ethics Commission has been created, by the Commission through the designated administrative procedure.
(Ord. passed 11-10-2014)