in-20250618-IR-910250092FRA: DIGEST CIVIL PENALTIES

Final Rule LSA Document #25-92 DIGEST Sec. 11. (a) The ICRC, or an administrative law judge (ALJ) acting on behalf of the ICRC, may assess a civil penalty in the amount set under IC 22-9.5-6-15 against any respondent for each separate and distinct discriminatory housing practice. (b) For purposes of this section, "separate and distinct discriminatory housing practice" means a single, continuous uninterrupted transaction or occurrence that violates IC 22-9.5. Even if the transaction or occurrence violates: (c) In determining the amount of civil penalty to be assessed against a respondent for each separate and distinct discriminatory housing practice the respondent committed, the ICRC or ALJ shall consider the factors set out in 24 CFR 180.671(c)(1). (d) If the ICRC or ALJ finds any respondent to have committed a housing related hate act, the ICRC or ALJ shall take this fact into account in favor of imposing a maximum civil penalty under the factors identified in subsection (c). (e) For purposes of this section, "housing related hate act" means a discriminatory housing practice act under IC 22-9.5 and any act that constitutes, or is accompanied or characterized by: (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the ICRC or an ALJ to assess an amount less than the maximum civil penalty in a nonhate act case, where the ICRC or ALJ finds that the factors identified in subsection (c) warrant the assessment of a maximum civil penalty.