(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly or intentionally induce or attempt to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in an Ethics Commission proceeding or investigation to do any of the following:
(a) Withhold or unreasonably delay the production of any testimony, information, document, or thing;
(b) Avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence;
(c) Fail to appear at a proceeding or investigation to which the person has been summoned; or
(d) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in an Ethics Commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a member or employee of the Ethics Commission;
(2) Alter, damage, or remove a record, document, or thing except as permitted or required by law, with the intent to prevent the record, document, or thing from being produced or used in an Ethics Commission proceeding or investigation conducted pursuant to this subchapter; or
(3) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in an Ethics Commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a member of the Ethics Commission or its agent(s).
(B) A person who violates this section is subject to the general penalties provided by § 33.150 of this subchapter.
(Ord. G-12-17, passed 8-16-2012)