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Docket No. 13-885
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Jakov Jurisic, a member of the Oyster Task Force, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2010 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 490 days late.
Facts:
Mr. Jurisic states that it was not his intent to neglect his filing duties. He states that since the Deep Horizon oil spill in 2010, his business was placed in complete disarray compounding the downturn in his business. Further, in both 2010 and 2011, Mr. Jurisic was out of the country dealing with family issues. Both his sister and her husband were diagnosed with cancer. He left the country to be in Australia to be with them. It was due to this absence that he overlooked the reporting requirement. When he received the notice of delinquency, he mistook the notice as requesting his 2011 report, not his 2010.

Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2010 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
DATE NOD RECEIVED: August 18, 2011
DATE REPORT FILED: January 10, 2013
DAYS LATE: 490 days

ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,500
OTHER LATE FILINGS: No

Law:
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 of the Code provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.

Recommendations:
Based on the waiver guidelines, waive the late fee.

Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2013-885- Waiver Request