2015-07 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 28 - UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

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SECTION 2-5. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning: (A) "Age" means the chronological age of a person who is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice described in Article 6, insofar as that practice concerns training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Article 6, "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not yet 40 years old. (B) "Charge" means an allegation filed with the Human Rights Commission by an aggrieved party,pursuant to Article 4. (Amended, Ordinance 2014-32, July 7, 2014) (C) "Commission" means the Human Relations Commission created by this Chapter. (D) "Complainant"means a person who makes a complaint or files a charge. (E) "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed with the Commission by an aggrieved party pursuant to Article 4. (Amended,Ordinance 2014-32,July 7,2014) (F) "Disabili " means a determinable physical or mental characteristic of a person, including, but not limited to, a determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the person's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic by the person complained against, which may result from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or functional disorder and which characteristic: (1)For purposes of Article 6 is unrelated to the person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position; (2) For purposes of Article8, is unrelated to the person's ability to acquire, rent or maintain a housing accommodation; (3) For purposes of Article 9, is unrelated to a person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of public accommodation. (G) "Human Rights Violation" includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set forth in Sections 2-1, 2-2,2-3, 6-2, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6 and 9-2 of this Chapter.