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Docket No. 15-1188
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Jimmie Lorenzo Brown, a member of the Lake Forest Estates Improvement Association - Orleans Parish, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 203 days late.
Facts:
Mr. Brown states that in the second quarter of 2012 he was traveling a great deal from Louisiana to Texas to care for his dying father. His father died in February 2013.

The 2012 pfd was initially due on May 15, 2013, after his father passed away.

Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD Report

DUE DATE: May 15, 2013


DATE NOD RECEIVED: January 14, 2014 [spouse, Gina Brown signed green card]
DATE REPORT FILED: August 15, 2014
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 203 days
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 458 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

Mr. Brown has been filing since his 2011 pfd in August 2012.


Law:
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.
Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
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2015-1188 - Waiver Request