Section 525-RICR-10-00-4.6 - Filing ComplaintsA. Who May File. Any individual who claims to be aggrieved by an alleged discriminatory practice may file a written complaint with the Commission. Assistance in drafting and filing complaints shall be available to complainants at the Commission office. The original complaint shall be signed and dated by the party on whose behalf the filing is made or by the party's authorized representative. The signature constitutes a certification from that individual that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the statements contained in the document are true, and, if the document has been signed by an authorized representative, that the individual has the full power and authority to do so.B. Contents of Complaint. The Complaint shall contain the following: 1. The name and address of the person making the complaint and, if applicable, the name and address of the authorized representative signing the complaint;2. The name and address of the person or entity or entities against whom the complaint is made (hereafter referred to as the respondent) and if known the names of the entity's manager and any witnesses involved;3. A concise statement of facts which complainant believes indicates that an unlawful discriminatory act has occurred, including a description of the physical inaccessibility of the buildings and structures and its effect on complainant's access to the benefits of any program, activity or service;4. The date or dates of the alleged unlawful discriminatory act or, if the alleged unlawful discriminatory act is of a continuing nature, the dates between which said continuous acts are alleged to have occurred;5. Relief being sought and a statement as to any proceeding or action, civil or criminal, instituted in any other forum based upon the same facts or grievances as are alleged in the complaint together with a statement as to the status or disposition of each other action or proceeding.C. Amendment of Complaints. A complaint is deemed filed when the Commission receives from a person a written statement sufficiently precise to identify the parties and to describe generally the alleged unlawful discriminatory act. A complaint or any part thereof may be amended to cure technical defects or omissions or to clarify and amplify allegations made therein, and such amendments relate back to the original filing date; provided, however, an amendment alleging additional acts constituting unlawful discriminatory acts not related to or arising out of the subject matter of the original complaint will be permitted only when, at the date of the amendment, the allegation could have been timely filed as a separate complaint.D. Other Parties in Same Complaint. Persons complaining of unlawful discriminatory acts arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or succession or series of transactions or occurrences may join as complainants in a single complaint. All persons charged with unlawful discriminatory acts arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or succession or series of transactions or occurrences may joined as respondents in the same complaint.E. Service of Complaint. The Commission shall send notice of the filing of the complaint and a copy of the complaint to the respondent by certified mail within10 business days of the receipt of the complaint by the Commission.F. Withdrawal of Complaint. The complainant may withdraw a complaint or any part of the complaint at any time prior to final disposition of the complaint. Written notice of withdrawal must be given to the Commission and to the respondent before withdrawal is effective.525 R.I. Code R. 525-RICR-10-00-4.6