§9668. Enforcement
A.The ethics board shall be responsible for the enforcement of provisions of this
Chapter. The provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950, shall be applicable to enforcement of this Chapter.
B.No action to enforce any provision of this Chapter shall be commenced after
expiration of two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.
C.The ethics board shall have the authority to impose and collect penalties in
accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950, for a violation of this Chapter. In addition, for recurring or egregious
violations of this Chapter, the ethics board may censure any person found guilty of such
violation by the ethics board and pro
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§9668. Enforcement
A. The ethics board shall be responsible for the enforcement of provisions of this
Chapter. The provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950, shall be applicable to enforcement of this Chapter.
B. No action to enforce any provision of this Chapter shall be commenced after
expiration of two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.
C. The ethics board shall have the authority to impose and collect penalties in
accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950, for a violation of this Chapter. In addition, for recurring or egregious
violations of this Chapter, the ethics board may censure any person found guilty of such
violation by the ethics board and prohibit such person from lobbying for not less than thirty
days and not more than one year.
D. In addition to any other applicable penalties:
(1) Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and any person
who fails to timely file any report required by this Chapter shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S.
42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.
(2) Any person whose registration or report is filed eleven or more days after the day
on which it was due may be assessed, in addition to any late fees pursuant to this Section,
after a hearing by the board, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.
(3) If the board determines that a person has filed a registration or report required by
this Chapter that is inaccurate or incomplete, the board shall mail by certified mail a notice
of delinquency informing the person that the inaccuracy must be corrected or the missing
information must be provided no later than fourteen business days after receipt of the notice
of delinquency. The notice of delinquency shall include the deadline for correcting the
inaccuracy or providing the missing information. If the person corrects the inaccuracy or
provides the missing information prior to the deadline contained in the notice of delinquency,
no penalties shall be assessed against the person.
(4) Whoever fails to correct the inaccuracy or provide the missing information by the
deadline included in the notice of delinquency shall be subject to penalties as provided by
law.
(5) Any person, who with knowledge of its falsity, files a registration or report as
required in this Chapter that contains a false statement or false representation of a material
fact, shall be subject to the assessment of the civil penalties provided in Part III of Chapter
15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the findings of the board
relative to such filing shall be referred by the board to the appropriate district attorney for
prosecution pursuant to R.S. 14:133.
(6) The computation of days provided for in this Subsection shall not include
Saturdays, Sundays, or other legal holidays.