Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with:
(A) Any person because of that person's race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin and because that person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchasing, renting, financing or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or
(B) Any person because that person is or has been, or in order to intimidate that person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(1) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in division (A) above; or
(2) Affording another person or class of persons opportunity or protection so to participate; or
(C) Any citizen because that citizen is or has been, or in order to discourage such citizen or any other citizen from lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in division (A) above, or participation lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly opposing any denial of the opportunity to participate shall be fined not more than $1,000, and if bodily injury or death results shall be fined not more than $2,500.
(Ord. 1993-1, passed 2-22-93)