1. If the executive director or a commissioner determines a complainant may have filed a complaint to harass or impugn the reputation of the respondent or has otherwise filed a complaint in bad faith, the executive director shall notify the commission.

2. The commission may order the complainant to show cause why the complainant has not submitted a complaint in bad faith. The complainant may respond in writing or request a hearing before the commission.

3. If after notice to the complainant and a reasonable opportunity for the complainant to respond, the commission determines the complainant has submitted a complaint in bad faith, the commission may impose an appropriate sanction on the complainant.

4. A sanction imposed under this rule must be limited to what suffices to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated.

History: Effective April 1, 2026.