| Appearance in connection with a request that the Board waive the $1500 late fee assessed against Louis Buatt for failure to timely file a Supplemental Registration Report. |
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Mr. Buatt filed his Supplemental Registration report that was due by April 10, 2014, forty days late on May 20, 2014. He was assessed a late fee of $1500. Mr. Buatt states that they were in the process of training new secretarial assistance for their Governmental Relations Practice Group during the time of the filing.
Mr. Buatt contends that he misunderstood the significance of the actual "Start Date," assuming that it ran on a calendar month basis rather than being tied to a specific date of engagement or commencement of reportable activity. Mr. Buatt and employees in his office have since completed training and are confident they will not have this problem in the future.
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REPORT: Supplemental Registration Report
REPORT DUE: April 10, 2014
REPORT FILED: May 20, 2014
DAYS LATE: 40 days late
FEE ASSESSED: $1500
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0
FINE PAID: NO
OTHER LATE FILINGS: Yes
REPORT: Local, Legislative and Executive Expenditure Reports for September 2014
REPORT DUE: October 27, 2014
REPORT FILED: Nov 3, 2014
DAYS LATE: 7 days late
FEE ASSESSED: $350
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0
REPORT: Local, Legislative and Executive Expenditure Reports for December 2014
REPORT DUE: January 26, 2015
REPORT FILED: January 27, 2015
DAYS LATE: 1 day late
FEE ASSESSED: $50 - has not yet been paid
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0
FINE PAID: NO
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La R.S. 24:58D(1), 49:78D(1) state that 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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Mike Dupree |
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