(A) The Barren River Board of Ethics, or the Records Administrator, 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. 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 a 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 division (A) within the time period established in the notice shall be guilty of a civil offense and shall be subject to civil fine imposed by the Board in an amount not to exceed $25 per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of $500. Any civil fine imposed by the Board under this section may be recovered by the Board in a civil action in the nature of a debt if the offender fails or refuses to pay the penalty within a prescribed time.
(C) Any person who intentionally files a statement of financial interests which he or she knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Ord. 009-94, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 16-021, passed 12-6-21) Penalty, see § 39.99.