2.32.100 Enforcement of Rent Control Board subpoenas.

Disobedience of any subpoena issued by or on behalf of the Rent Control Board pursuant to the provisions of Article XVIlI of the City Charter or the refusal to testify before the Rent Control Board or one of its hearing officers (except upon constitutional grounds) shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by the penalties provided for in Section 1.08.010 hereof. Should any person fail to obey such subpoena or refuse to testify (except upon constitutional grounds), the Rent Control Board shall thereupon adopt a resolution embodying the facts of such disobedience or refusal to testify and directing the Chairperson of the Rent Control Board to make complaint in the Municipal Court for the Santa Monica Judicial District against such person. (Prior code § 2608A; amended by Ord. No. 1355CCS, adopted 1/14/86)