Investigation.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 28-108
in effectSec. 28-108. - Investigation.
(a) Within fifteen (15) days of the filing of any complaint, the agency shall serve a copy thereof upon the respondent and upon all persons it deems to be necessary parties and shall arrange for prompt investigation in connection therewith.
(b) Within two hundred seventy (270) days after service of the complaint upon all parties thereto or within two hundred seventy (270) days after the completion of the investigation by any person or agency to whom the complaint has been referred for investigation, the agency shall determine whether, in accord with its own rules, it has jurisdiction and, if so, whether there is probable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged or is engaging in a discriminatory practice.
(c) Upon determination of whether probable cause exists for crediting the allegations of the charge, the director shall follow one of the following courses of action:
(1) If the director determines that probable cause does not exist, the director shall dismiss the charge and shall notify the person filing the charge and the respondent of such dismissal. In addition, in such notice the director shall advise both parties:
(A) That if the charging party wishes to file a civil action in county court or state district court, which action is based on the alleged discriminatory or unfair practice that was the subject of the charge, the charging party must do so within ninety (90) days of the date of mailing of the notice specified in this subparagraph (1);
(B) That, if the charging party does not file an action within the time limits specified in sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (1), such action will be barred and no county or district court shall have jurisdiction to hear such action.
(2) If the director determines that probable cause exists, the respondent shall be served with written notice which states with specificity the legal authority and jurisdiction of the agency and the matters of fact and law asserted and the director shall order the charging party and the respondent to participate in compulsory mediation. Immediately after such notice has been given, the director shall endeavor to eliminate such discriminatory or unfair practice by conference, conciliation, and persuasion and by means of the compulsory mediation required by this subparagraph (2). If such compulsory mediation does not result in a conciliation agreement between all parties, the charging party may request a notice of right to sue as provided by paragraph (b) of Sec. 28-110.5 of this ordinance.
(Ord. No. 623-90, § 2, 10-15-90; Ord. No. 904-02, § 1, 11-4-02)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH28HURI_ARTIVPRDIEMHOCOSPPUACEDINHEWESE_S28-108INFetched: 10/27/2026