§ 528-14. Damages and civil fines and penalties.

A. 

In any matter where the Executive Director finds that a person has engaged in an unlawful discriminatory practice, the Commission may award compensatory damages to the individual aggrieved by such practice; impose payment to the County general fund of profits obtained by a respondent through the commission of unlawful discriminatory acts; and impose civil fines and penalties in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to be paid to the County general fund by a respondent, or not to exceed $100,000 to be paid to the County general fund by a respondent found to have committed an unlawful discriminatory act which is found to be willful, wanton or malicious. In cases of housing discrimination only, punitive damages in an amount not to exceed $10,000 may be awarded to the individual aggrieved by such practice.

B. 

Any civil fines or penalties imposed pursuant to this § 528-14, shall be separately stated and shall be in addition to and not reduce or offset any other damages or payment imposed upon a respondent pursuant to this article. In cases of employment discrimination where the employer has fewer than 50 employees, such civil fine or penalty may be paid in reasonable installments, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commission. Such regulation shall require the payment of reasonable interest resulting from the delay and in no case permit installments to be made over a period longer than three years.

C. 

In addition to any other penalties or sanctions which may be imposed pursuant to any other law, any person who knowingly makes a material false statement in any proceeding conducted, or document or record filed, with the Commission, or record required to be preserved or made and kept and subject to inspection by the Commission pursuant to this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount up to $5,000.

D. 

In addition to any other penalties or sanctions which may be imposed pursuant to this article or any other law, any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Commission or any of its employees or representatives in the performance of duty under this article, or who shall willfully violate an order of the Commission or Executive Director or conciliation agreement, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 and an additional civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day that the violation continues.