§ 4-15-7. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.

(A)

The director of the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office may subpoena records or testimony relevant to the investigation of a complaint under this chapter. A subpoena shall:

(1)

be directed to a person with knowledge or information relevant to a complaint under this chapter, or to a custodian of records relevant to a complaint under this chapter;

(2)

be in writing and signed by the director of the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office;

(3)

identify the records or testimony to be produced under the subpoena;

(4)

direct the person to whom it is issued to produce the records or provide the testimony identified in the subpoena at a specific place and time, which shall be not earlier than the 10 ^th business day from the date of service of the subpoena;

(5)

identify the individual complaint made under this chapter to which the subpoena relates;

(6)

state that the subpoena is issued under the authority of this chapter for purposes of investigating a complaint under this chapter;

(7)

state that failure to comply with the subpoena is an offense and punishable as a Class C misdemeanor under this Code; and

(8)

be served on the person to whom it is directed by certified mail or personal delivery.

(B)

A person commits an offense if the person fails to comply with a subpoena issued and served on the person as provided in subsection (A). The offense is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor as provided in section 1-1-99 of this Code. A culpable mental state is not a necessary element of the offense, or required to be proven for the offense.

Source: Ord. No. 20160324-019, Pt. 1, 4-4-16 .