09 AM 28
0947
ADOPTED
Senators Balfour of the 9th and Harp of the 29th offered the following amendment:
Senators Balfour of the 9th and Harp of the 29th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Ethics Committee substitute to SB 17 (LC 29 3647S) by striking lines
12 through 19 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(l)(1)
In addition to other penalties provided under this chapter,
an
additional
the following
filing
fee of
$25.00
fees
shall be imposed for each report that is filed
late:
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(A)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
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$25.00
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(B)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$50.00
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(C)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
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$100.00.
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(2)
In addition,
a filing
fee of $50.00
the following
filing fees shall be imposed on the
fifteenth day after the due date if the report has still not been
filed;
provided, however, a 15 day extension period shall be granted on the final
report:
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(A)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
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$50.00
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(B)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$100.00
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(C)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
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$200.00.
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(3)
If a report has not been filed by the forty-fifth day after the due date for
such report, the following fines shall be imposed:
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(A)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
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$75.00
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(B)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$250.00
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(C)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
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$750.00.
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In
the case of a candidate, such fine shall be paid from the personal funds of the
candidate and no other funds from any source may be used to pay such
fine."
By
striking lines 23 through 29 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(6)(A)
In addition to other penalties provided under this chapter, the following
filing fees shall be imposed for each financial disclosure statement that is
filed late:
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(i)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
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$25.00
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(ii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . .
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$50.00
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(iii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$100.00.
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(B)
In addition, the following filing fees shall be imposed on the fifteenth day
after the due date if the financial disclosure statement has still not been
filed:
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(i)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
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$50.00
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(ii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . .
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$100.00
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(iii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$200.00.
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(C)
If a financial disclosure statement has not been filed by the forty-fifth day
after the due date for such financial disclosure statement, the following fines
shall be imposed:
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(i)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing less than
40,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
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$75.00
|
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(ii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing not less than
40,000 but not more than 500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . .
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$250.00
|
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(iii)
For filings pertaining to a candidate for an office representing more than
500,000 persons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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$750.00.
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In
the case of a candidate, such fine shall be paid from the personal funds of the
candidate and no other funds from any source may be used to pay such
fine."