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questing party pursuant to Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Pro- cedure. It shall be unlawful for a witness or party to fail to comply with such subpoena, and any person convicted of a violation hereof shall be punished in accordance with Section 1.28.010 of this Code. M. At the hearing, the complainant and the respondent shall be allowed to be heard. The complainant shall have the burden of proof by proving the alleged violation by a preponderance of the evidence. N. Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a de- cision within fourteen (14) business days. The decision may be is- sued orally at the conclusion of the hearing or may be issued in writing, at the discretion of the hearing officer. O. If the hearing officer determines that a violation has oc- curred, the hearing officer's decision shall include any appropriate order, sanction or relief authorized hereunder and may include, without limitation, sanctions as follows: 1. Impose the civil penalties set forth in Subsection P; except the hearing officer may increase or reduce the penalties upon a finding of good cause or excusable neglect based on evidence pre- sented at the hearing. 2. Order disclosure of the source and amount of any undis- closed contributions or expenditures. 3. Order the return to the donor of any contribution made which was the subject of the violation. P. Civil fines for violations of Article XXVIII, or the FCPA or this Chapter, are set forth below. Candidates shall be personally lia- ble for fines imposed against the candidate's committee. In no event shall the maximum total combined fines for all violations of this section by a single person, candidate, or committee during a single election cycle exceed $999.00. 1. Failure to file a report required by Article XXVIII or the FCPA, other than independent expenditures, if not cured within seven business days of notice of violation issued by the City Clerk: $400.00 $200.00 2. Failure to file a report for independent expenditures: 3. After notification by the City Clerk, failure to cure a report/violation within the specified time period: $499.00 4. Accepting a contribution prohibited by Article XXVIII, or the FCPA or this Chapter:_ $400; except that it shall not be considered a violation if the contribution is returned within 72 hours of its re- ceipt. Each prohibited contribution accepted shall be a separate vi- olation. 5. Acting as a conduit in violation of Article XXVIII or the FCPA,: $400.00 for each violation 6. Failing to disclose a contribution or expenditure, including obligations entered into by the committee: $100.00 for each viola- tion 7. Failure to timely file a candidate affidavit: $100.00 8. Failure to file a candidate committee, political committee or issue committee statement of registration: $100.00 9. Failure to deposit funds in a separate account in a financial institution: $100.00 10. Accepting coin or currency in excess ofthe limits set by Ar- ticle XXVIII or the FCPA: $50.00 for each violation 11. Use of unexpended campaign funds in violation of Article XXVIII or the FCPA: $400.00 12. Encouraging withdrawal from a campaign: $499.00 13. Any violation of Article XXVIII, or the FCPA or this Chapter, not otherwise set forth herein: $100.00 per violation Q. The City Clerk shall reconcile all fines issued during an election cycle, including any 1'udgment entered by the hearing offi- cer, and adjust the amount due such that no single person, candi- date, or committee owes more than $999.00 during a single election cycle.