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Agenda Item
Docket No. 14-411
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive the $1500 and $500 late fees assessed against Ronnie E. Duncan for not completing his Lobbyist Registration and Expenditure Report timely.
Facts:
Mr. Duncan filed his registration timely but did not timely make his registration payment. He failed to send in his registration payment due to being out of town. His January report was unable to be filed because he was not fully registered as a lobbyist during that period of time. Mr. Duncan would like to request a waiver for his untimely registration since this is his first time he has filed a Late Registration.

Comments:
REPORT: (2014 Registration) (January 2014 E/R)

REPORT DUE: (January 31,2014) & (February 25,2014)
DAYS LATE: (32 days late) & (15 days late)

FEE ASSESSED: ($1500) & ($500)

EXPENDITURES REPORTED: 0
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 8 other Expenditure Reports

Law:
La R.S. 24:53E, La R.S. 49:74C
A registration shall expire on December thirty-first of each year unless the lobbyist submits a renewal on forms provided by the board along with the appropriate fee. The registrant may file his renewal any time from December first until January thirty-first. Failure to file the renewal form by January thirty-first each year shall cause the registration to expire retroactively as of December thirty first of the preceding year.

La R.S. 24:55B, 49:76B B. A report shall be filed monthly. The report for each month shall be filed by the twenty-fifth day of the following month.

La R.S. 24:58D(1)a,49:78D(1)a

a. Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and any person who fails to timely file any report required by this Part shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.



Recommendations:
Decline to waive.

Assigned Attorney: Mike Dupree
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2014-411: Waiver Request