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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 791
BY SENATOR ADLEY (Substitute for Senate Bill 259 by Senator Adley)
CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Requires the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance
Disclosure to post on its website the status of cases referred for prosecution. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 18:1511.6(C), relative to procedure for enforcement of criminal penalties for2
violations of campaign finance disclosure laws; to require the supervisory committee3
to publish certain information; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 18:1511.6(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1511.6. Procedures for enforcement; criminal7
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C. The supervisory committee shall post on its website the name of each9
person or entity that is the target of any investigation forwarded to the district10
attorney or attorney general as provided in Subsection A of this Section. The11
posting shall indicate the date of such referral and the current status of12
prosecution. The status of each prosecution shall be updated quarterly until13
such time as there is a final disposition of the matter or two years, whichever14
occurs first.15 SB NO. 791
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
Present law (Campaign Finance Disclosure Act) requires certain reports to be filed by certain
persons or entities on certain dates containing certain information. Provides for criminal
penalties for knowingly, wilfully and fraudulently failing to file such reports, or to file
reports timely, or to file inaccurate information.
Present law authorizes the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure to
investigate apparent or alleged violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act. Provides
that when the results of the supervisory committee's investigation indicate that a knowing,
willful, and fraudulent violation or an intentional criminal violation of the law has occurred,
the supervisory committee shall forward all information concerning the alleged violation to
the district attorney of the judicial district in which the alleged violation has occurred who
shall review such information and make such investigation and initiate such prosecution as
he shall deem necessary. Provides further that if the violation occurred with regard to a
campaign for the office of district attorney for the judicial district in which the violation took
place, the committee shall forward all information concerning the alleged violation to the
attorney general who, for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original
jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, shall proceed with such criminal prosecutions.
Present law provides that only the district attorney or attorney general may initiate criminal
action and that the supervisory committee shall have no authority to initiate prosecution.
Proposed law adds that the supervisory committee shall post on its website the name of the
person or entity that is the target of any investigation forwarded to the district attorney or
attorney general. The posting shall indicate the date of such referral and the current status
of prosecution. Provides that the status of the prosecution shall be updated quarterly until
such time as there is a final disposition of the matter or two years, whichever occurs first.
(Adds R.S. 18:1511.6(C))