Columbia Prosecutions; time limitations ordinance (§ 12-58)

(a) No prosecution for a violation of any provision of this article, other than section 12-33, shall be commenced unless a complaint shall have first been filed with the commission and efforts of the commission to eliminate the alleged violation have failed.

(b) The period of limitation for any violation of this article shall not run during any time while a complaint involving the alleged violation is pending before the commission.