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Ethics Board Docket No.2022-455 Page 9 of 12 §1155. Penalties£or illegal gain; forfeiture of gifts,payments A. If an investigation conducted pursuaxxt to this Part reveals that any public servant or other person has violated any Iaw within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics to his economic advantage,and after an adjudicatory hearing on the zrxatter, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the paynnent of penalties.Recovery may inctude, in addition to an amount equal to such economic advaxataae,penalties not to exceed ane half of the amount o�th:e economic advanta,ge. Any appeal of such final decision by the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall be to tlae Court of Appeal, First Circuit,pursuant to R.S.42:1 i 42. V. OPINION It is tlae opinion of the BOE that Jeffrey M. Landry's, in his capacity as Attorney General far the State of Louisiana, failure to file the appropriate paperwork set forth in Section 1115.2 of the Ethics Code resulted in a violation of Section 1111A of the Ethics Code. Had Mr. Landry timely coz�xplied with the conditions set forth in Section 1115.2 of the Ethics Code,there would be no violation. if this matter proceeded to a public hearing befare the Ethics Adjudicatory Baard,and the Ethics Adjudicatory Board had found a violation of the Ethics Code,the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to Section 11538 of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board canld also impose penalties equal to one-ar�d-a-half tinnes the amount of�conomic advantage gained,pursuant to Section 1155A of the Ethics Code. In this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the interest of the gublic would be served by, and the parties have a�eed to resolvin�this matter amicably thraugh the publica.tion ofthis Consent Opinion with the imposition of a$900 civil penalty against Jeffrey M. Landry. _ . _ _ _