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LA Rev Stat § 18:1495.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1495.1. Report through committee

RS 1495.1 - Report through committee A. Each candidate may designate a principal campaign committee as provided in R.S. 18:1491.3. If a candidate designates a principal campaign committee, the candidate shall maintain all records required by this Part and furnish them on a timely basis to his principal campaign committee. Each principal campaign committee shall receive all records furnished to it by the candidate, shall consolidate them with its own reports and shall file a consolidated report for reports required by this Chapter for candidates and committees as otherwise provided in this Chapter. In such case, the candidate shall not be required to file separate reports. B. Each candidate may designate subsidiary committees as provided in R.S. 18:1491.3, and shall designate such subsidiary committees as required in said Section. Any candidate who designates subsidiary committees and who does not designate a principal campaign committee shall receive all records of the subsidiary committees, consolidate them with his own records, and file a consolidated report for reports required by this Chapter for candidates and committees. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1495.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1495.6. Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports

RS 1495.6 - Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports Any candidate, for a major or district office required by this Chapter to file reports of information as provided in R.S. 18:1495.5, who did not receive a contribution in excess of two hundred dollars and who did not make expenditures totaling in excess of five thousand dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period, may file an affidavit setting out such facts in lieu of each report required by R.S. 18:1495.4, but a separate affidavit shall be required in lieu of each such report. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 266, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1495.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1495.7. Financial disclosure statements

RS 1495.7 - Financial disclosure statements A.(1) Any person who becomes a candidate for an office for which the holder of the office is required to file financial disclosure statements pursuant to R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 shall file a financial disclosure statement as required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 for the office for which he is a candidate. The statement required by this Section shall be filed within three business days after the close of the qualifying period during which the candidate files his notice of candidacy for the office. If the person is required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 to file a statement for the office for which he is a candidate, such filing shall satisfy the requirements of this Section. (2) Any person who becomes a candidate for an office prior to April fifteenth of any calendar year shall not be required to certify on his personal financial disclosure report that he has filed his federal and state income tax returns or filed for an extension thereof for the prior year. B. Any person who fails to file or fails to timely file the financial statement required by Subsection A of this Section, or who fails to disclose or fails to accurately disclose information required to be included in the financial statement required by Subsection A of this Section, shall be subject to penalties as provided in R.S. 42:1124.4. Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 162, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 574, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 744, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 162, §4 regarding applicability to R.S. 42:1124.3.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1501.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1501.1. Reports by persons not candidates or committees

RS 1501.1 - Reports by persons not candidates or committees A.(1) Any person, other than a candidate or a political committee, who makes any expenditure or who accepts a contribution, other than to or from a candidate or to or from a political committee, shall file reports if either said expenditures or said contributions exceed five hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period as defined for committees. (2) Each person, other than a candidate or political committee, who makes an expenditure for purposes of canvassing, irrespective of the amount expended, shall submit in writing to the candidate or political committee on whose behalf such expenditure was made the name, address and the last four digits of the social security number of each individual to whom such an expenditure was made. B. Such reports shall be filed at the same time, shall contain the same information, and shall be certified correct in the same manner as reports required of political committees by this Chapter. C. In addition to the reports filed in Subsection B of this Section, during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a primary election and extending through midnight of primary election day, and during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a general election and extending through midnight of general election day, any person, other than a candidate or a political committee, who makes any expenditure or who accepts a contribution, other than to or from a candidate or to or from a political committee, shall file a report with the supervisory committee of: (1) The full name and address of each person from whom such person has received and accepted a contribution, or to whom such person has made an expenditure during such period in excess of the following amounts: (a) In support or opposition to a candidate for any major office, one thousand dollars. (b) In support or opposition to a candidate for district office, five hundred dollars. (c) In support or opposition to a candidate for any other office, five hundred dollars. (2) Each report required by this Subsection shall be filed within forty-eight hours after the time the contribution is received or expenditure made. If such time falls other than during regular working hours, the report shall be filed as soon as possible after the opening of the office of the supervisory committee on the next working day after the time at which the report is otherwise due. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2004, No. 862, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. March 20, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1501.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1501.2. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 821, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.

RS 1501.2 - Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 821, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1505.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1505.1. Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly

RS 1505.1 - Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly A. Failure to submit the reports required by this Chapter shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. Failure to submit any such report within three days after the final date for filing shall be presumptive evidence of intent not to file the report. B. Failure to submit the reports required by this Chapter at the time required shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. C. Failure to disclose or failure to disclose accurately any information required to be reported by this Chapter shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. D. Failure to properly submit statements in accordance with R.S. 18:1491.1 shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1988, No. 994, §2, eff. July 27, 1988; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1505.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1505.5. Civil penalties; violations of Chapter

RS 1505.5 - Civil penalties; violations of Chapter A. Except as provided in R.S. 18:1505.4, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of R.S. 18:1505.2 or R.S. 18:1505.3 or any other provision of this Chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty for each violation. "Knowingly and willfully", for purposes of this Subsection, means conduct which could have been avoided through the exercise of due diligence. B. The amount of such penalty shall be: (1) Not in excess of five hundred dollars for each candidate for a major office and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate. (2) Not in excess of three hundred dollars for any candidate for district office and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate. (3) Not in excess of one hundred dollars for any candidate for all other offices and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate. (4) Not in excess of one hundred dollars for any person or any treasurer or chairman of any political committee, not supporting or opposing a candidate, but only supporting or opposing any proposition or question submitted to the voters or any recall of a public officer. (5) Not in excess of one thousand dollars for the treasurer or chairman of any political committee supporting or opposing a candidate, other than a candidate's principal or subsidiary campaign committee. C.(1)(a) If a person, other than a political committee, required to file is supporting or opposing a candidate or candidates, the penalty applicable to such candidate or candidates as provided in Paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of Subsection B of this Section shall apply. (b) If a person, other than a political committee, required to file is supporting or opposing candidates with different penalty levels, the penalty shall be the highest penalty for any such candidates. (2) Each day of violation, if applicable, shall constitute a separate offense. Maximum civil penalties imposed under this Section shall be as provided in R.S. 18:1505.4(A). Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 266, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1995, No. 1046, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 352, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1505.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1505.6. Criminal penalties

RS 1505.6 - Criminal penalties A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under this Part to knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fail to file or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fail to timely file any such report. (2) Any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under this Chapter who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to file such report or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to file such report timely shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not more than six months in a parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both. B.(1) It shall be unlawful for any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under the Chapter knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently to fail to disclose, or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently to disclose inaccurately, any information required to be disclosed in the reports required by this Chapter. (2) Any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file such reports who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to disclose any such information or who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to accurately disclose such information shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not in excess of six months in the parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both. C. Any candidate, chairman of a political committee, treasurer, person required to file reports under this Chapter, or any other person who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently violates any provision of R.S. 18:1505.2 or R.S. 18:1505.3, or any other provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not in excess of six months in the parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both. D.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to commit an intentional criminal violation of the provisions of R.S. 18:1501.1(A)(2). (2) Any person who commits an intentional criminal violation of R.S. 18:1501.1(A)(2) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twice the amount of such expenditure or compensation or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. March 30, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.1. Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity

RS 1511.1 - Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity A. The Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure is established. The Board of Ethics, as established in R.S. 42:1132, shall function as the supervisory committee to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the rules, regulations, and orders issued hereunder. The members of the Board of Ethics shall constitute the supervisory committee. B. The members of the supervisory committee shall be paid the same per diem as members of the legislature for each day of attendance at committee meetings, and shall receive reimbursement for vouchered traveling, lodging, and other expenses at the rate established for state employees. C. The members of the supervisory committee shall be immune from any civil liability for any official action taken in the exercise of their functions pursuant to or in connection with the provisions of this Chapter, except any wrongful and malicious act or gross negligence. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 59, §1, eff. June 17, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.2. Supervisory Committee; rule-making authority; advisory opinions

RS 1511.2 - Supervisory Committee; rule-making authority; advisory opinions A. The supervisory committee may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Chapter. Such rules shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter and may include but shall not be limited to any rule to: (1) Provide for operations of the committee and for committee investigations and proceedings pursuant to this Chapter. (2) Clarify a provision of this Chapter. (3) Define a term used in this Chapter. (4) Apply a general provision of this Chapter or of a committee rule or regulation to specific circumstances. (5) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 857, §3. B. The supervisory committee may render an advisory opinion concerning the application of a general provision of this Chapter, or a general provision prescribed as a rule or regulation by the committee. The supervisory committee may render an opinion in response to a request by any public official, any candidate for public office, any political committee, or the committee may render an advisory opinion on its own initiative. Such an opinion shall not constitute a rule under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and the supervisory committee shall not be subject to that Act in carrying out the provisions of this Subsection. C. The supervisory committee or the staff of the supervisory committee may request clarification or additional information from a candidate, political committee, or other person required to file reports pursuant to this Chapter, regarding any information disclosed on a report or that is required to be disclosed on a report. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2014, No. 657, §1; Acts 2014, No. 857, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.4. Supervisory committee; investigations

RS 1511.4 - Supervisory committee; investigations A. The supervisory committee may investigate any apparent or alleged violation of this Chapter. The supervisory committee by a two-thirds vote of its membership may initiate such an investigation when, as a result of its review of reports, other documents or information, filed under provisions of this Chapter, it determines that there is reason to believe a violation of this Chapter has occurred, and it shall initiate an investigation when it makes such a determination upon receipt of a sworn complaint filed with the supervisory committee by any person who believes a violation of the Chapter has occurred. B. In any investigation under the authority of this Chapter, the supervisory committee may examine or audit records and reports required to be maintained or filed under the provisions of this Chapter. C.(1) Pursuant to its authority under this Chapter the supervisory committee shall have the power and authority to hold hearings, to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, compel the production of books, records, and papers, public and private, require the submission under oath of written reports or answers to questions, and to do all that is necessary to effect the provisions of this Chapter. (2) Upon motion by an affected party including, but not limited to, a candidate, committee, any member of a committee, a prospective witness or any person whose books, records, papers, or other documents are the subject of any subpoena, and for good cause shown, any district court within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry is being conducted may make any order which justice requires to protect such person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following: (a) That the inquiry not be had. (b) That the inquiry may be had only upon specified terms and conditions including a designation of the time and place. (c) That the inquiry shall be conducted by a method other than selected by the supervisory committee. (d) That certain matters not be inquired into or that the scope of the inquiry be limited to certain matters. (e) That the inquiry be conducted with no one present except persons designated by the court. D. Upon petition by the supervisory committee or an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board any district court within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry is being carried on may, in case of refusal to obey a subpoena or order of the supervisory committee or an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board issued pursuant to this Chapter, issue an order requiring compliance. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 59, §1, eff. June 17, 1981; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 609, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.4.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.4.1. Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file

RS 1511.4.1 - Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file A. The staff of the supervisory committee may assess and issue a final order for the payment of civil penalties for knowingly failing to file or knowingly failing to timely file in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.4 and rules adopted by the supervisory committee. B. The supervisory committee may waive all or part of any civil penalties assessed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. A request for waiver of such penalties shall be made in writing to the supervisory committee, which shall promulgate rules governing the procedure to request a waiver. The supervisory committee may take into consideration the provisions of R.S. 18:1511.5(B) in its consideration of the request for waiver of civil penalties. The final disposition of a waiver request shall not be appealable to the Ethics Adjudicatory Board or a panel thereof. C.(1) A final order issued pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be appealable to an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board which shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with the Code of Governmental Ethics. (2) If a final order is appealed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall determine the penalties, if any, that should be imposed in accordance with this Chapter, and shall issue a final decision. The final decision may be appealed as provided in R.S. 42:1142. (3) The Ethics Adjudicatory Board, or a panel thereof, shall have the power and authority to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, compel the production of books, records, and papers, public and private, require the submission under oath of written reports or answers to questions, and to do all that is necessary to effect the provisions of this Chapter. D. When all delays for a request for waiver or appeal have expired, a final order of the supervisory committee or its staff or final decision of an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall become executory and may be enforced as any other money judgement. The supervisory committee may file civil proceedings to collect such civil penalties in the district court of the parish in which the candidate, chairman, or treasurer of the political committee or other person required to file reports is domiciled. The proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure. The proceeds of such civil penalties shall be paid directly to the treasurer of the state of Louisiana. Acts 2012, No. 609, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.