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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> oF,LppcS9DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> `DNfIDENE�• (225)219-5600 <br /> -«,«•- <br /> FAX: (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> January 9, 2024 <br /> Amy Casey <br /> Executive Director <br /> Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission <br /> 3017 Kingman Street <br /> Metairie, Louisiana 70006 <br /> Re: Docket No.2023-881 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Casey: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on January 5, 2024, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics("Code")prohibits your brother, <br /> Daniel Casey Jr., from renewing a sales finance license with the Louisiana Motor Vehicle <br /> Commission. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> On August 23,2023,you began your employment as the Executive Director of the Louisiana Motor <br /> Vehicle Commission (LMVC"). Your brother, Daniel Casey Jr., owns Casey Auto Sales LLC, <br /> which maintains a sales finance license with the LMVC. <br /> The sales finance license is renewed annually by submitting a standard renewal application to the <br /> LMVC. The requirements are set by statute. You stated that the LMVC staff follows a checklist of <br /> requirements, and if all are met, the license is set to be renewed without your input as Executive <br /> Director. The LMVC then ratifies the license renewals of all applicants without any further <br /> discretionary action. <br /> AGENCY <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(19)defines"public servant" as a public employee or an elected official. La. R.S. <br /> 42:1102(18) defines "public employee" as anyone who is (i) an administrative officer or official <br /> of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office, (iii) engaged in the performance of a <br /> governmental function, or (iv) under the supervision or authority of an elected official or another <br /> employee of the governmental entity. As an.employee of the LMVC, you are a public servant <br /> pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(18) and (19). <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(i) defines "Agency" for public servants who a members or employees of a <br /> State of Louisiana executive branch board or commission, or who provide staff assistance to a <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2023-881) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />