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ACT No. 857
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1403
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 24:58(D)(1) and (2), R.S. 42:1157(A)(3), and R.S. 49:78(D)(1)2
and (2), relative to late filing fees for certain lobbyist disclosure reports; to provide3
for the amount of the late filing fees for certain lobbyist expenditure reports; to4
provide for certain lobbyist registration; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 24:58(D)(1) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows: 8
§58. Enforcement9
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D. In addition to any other applicable penalties:11
(1)(a) Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and12
any person who fails to timely file any report required by this Part shall be assessed,13
pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.14
(b) However, any person who fails to timely file a lobbyist expenditure15
report filed pursuant to R.S. 24:55(G) or R.S. 49:76(G) which contains all of the16
information required by this Part and Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the17
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a18
late fee of fifty dollars per day.19
(2) Any person whose registration or report is filed eleven or more days after20
the day on which it was due shall may be assessed, in addition to any late fees21
pursuant to this Section, after a hearing by the board, a civil penalty not to exceed ten22
thousand dollars.23
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Section 2. R.S. 42:1157(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:1
§1157. Late filing fees2
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(3) The late filing fees for any lobbyist required to register and file reports5
under the provisions of R.S. 24:50 et seq., shall be as provided in R.S. 24:58(D). The6
late filing fees for any lobbyist required to register and file reports under the7
provisions of R.S. 49:71 et seq., shall be as provided in R.S. 49:78(D); however, the8
late filing fees applicable to a lobbyist for a lobbyist expenditure report filed9
pursuant to R.S. 24:55(G) or R.S. 49:76(G) which contains all of the information10
required by Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of11
1950 and all of the information required by Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the12
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be fifty dollars per day.13
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Section 3. R.S. 49:78(D)(1) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as15
follows: 16
§78. Enforcement17
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D. In addition to any other applicable penalties:19
(1)(a) Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and20
any person who fails to timely file any report required by this Part shall be assessed,21
pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.22
(b) However, any person who fails to timely file a lobbyist expenditure23
report filed pursuant to R.S. 24:55(G) or R.S. 49:76(G) which contains all of the24
information required by this Part and Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the25
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a26
late fee of fifty dollars per day.27
(2) Any person whose registration or report is filed eleven or more days after28
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pursuant to this Section, after a hearing by the board, a civil penalty not to exceed ten1
thousand dollars.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: