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Request that the Board waive the $1,500 late fee assessed against Ms. Markey Pierre for failure to timely file a Lobbyist Supplemental Report. |
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Ms. Pierre received notification on August 27, 2015 and immediately called and spoke with the lobbying staff. She represented Centerpoint Energy at the local level beginning May 1st thru June 30th of 2015. The report was originally filed correctly on June 30, 2015 when the representation ended. However, her secretary went back into the system on August 3, 2015 and changed the date again after thinking that she had misread the agreement. She thought she was being extra thorough and changed the end date of representation to May 30, 2015, which is incorrect. Ms. Pierre has attached a copy of the agreement showing the actual dates.
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REPORT: 2015 Supplemental Registration
REPORT DUE: June 10, 2015
REPORT FILED: Aug 3, 2015
DAYS LATE: 54 DAYS
FEE ASSESSED: $1,500
OTHER LATE FILINGS: YES - 2 Supplemental and 3 Expenditure Report late filings
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La. R.S. 24:53H Whenever any information contained in his registration changes, or the lobbyist begins representing an additional person, a supplemental electronic registration shall be filed with the board as soon as possible after such change occurs and in any event not later than five days after such change, using forms provided by the board.
La. R.S. 24:58D(1) 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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