(A) The Board of Ethics, or the designated administrative official, 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) above within the time period established in the notice shall be guilty of a civil offense, and shall be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board in an amount not to exceed $25 per day, with each day’s delinquency being considered a separate offense, and there being no limit on the amount the fine may reach. Any civil fine imposed by the Board under this section may be recovered by the county in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails or refuses to pay the penalty within the prescribed period of 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. 6-94, passed 11-22-1994) Penalty, see § 34.99