§ 27-25. Reliance on prior judicial decisions.  


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  • Any judicial determination that an act prohibited by Section 27-22 or comparable state law has been committed is admissible as proof of the act in a proceeding brought under this article involving the same acts. (1983 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 18; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.)
    Editor's noteSee County Attorney Opinion dated indicating that the Human Relations Commission cannot award attorney’s fees to a complainant until the panel holds a hearing on the complaint and makes a finding that the respondent violated Chapter 27.
    Section 27-25, formerly § 27-26E, was renumbered, amended and retitled pursuant to 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.
    Former Section 27-25, relating to penalties and monetary awards, under division 3, discrimination in employment, derived from 1972 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 11; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 17, was repealed by 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.