| Waiver request submitted by Andrea Chen, a member of the New Orleans Business Alliance, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2013 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 106 days late. |
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Ms. Chen states that she did timely file the disclosure statement via telefax. A search of the agency fax server found that no documents were received from the fax number Ms. Chen provided from January 2014 to May 2014. Ms. Chen also states that she did not personally receive the Notice of Delinquency issued on January 26, 2015. A review of the database indicates that the Notice was sent to the address on file.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD Report
ORIGINAL DUE DATE: May 15, 2014
DATE NOD RECEIVED: February 10, 2015 [signature not legible]
DATE REPORT FILED: May 27, 2015
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 106 days
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 378 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,500
OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR LATE FEES SUSPENDED/WAIVED: None
Ms. Chen has been filing since 2011.
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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.
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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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