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Docket No. 14-019
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Charles Thomas McCabe, Jr., a member of the Board of Dentristry, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his 2010 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 359 days late.
Facts:
Dr. McCabe's position on the Board terminated in 2010. When he received the notice of delinquency in 2012, he did not think he needed to file since he had been off the Board since 2010. Dr. McCabe states he failed to notice that the information requested cover calendar 2010, a period when he did still serve on the Board.

Comments:
NOD-FF issued: February 29, 2012

NOD-FF received: March 1, 2012

PFD due: March 21, 2012

PFD filed: March 15, 2013

Days late: 359

Late Fee Assessed: $1,500

Outstanding CF Late Fees: None

Outstanding Disclosure Reports: None

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:
Suspend all but $500 based on future compliance.

Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2014-019: Waiver Request