Louisiana Cases December 07, 2021: La. Bd. of Ethics Ex rel. Smtih
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Date: Dec. 7, 2021
Case Description
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS IN THE MATTER OF CHRIS C. SMTIH
No. 2021 CA 0164
Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit
December 7, 2021
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ETHICS ADJUDICATORY BOARD CASE NO. 201915454
ORDER ON REHEARING
This Court, ex proprio motu, hereby GRANTS A REHEARING for the limited purpose of amending the Conclusion of this court's November 15, 2021 opinion in this matter to state as follows:
CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, we reverse the decision of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board that held that the Ethics Adjudicatory Board was authorized to assess additional penalties against a candidate for failing to file required campaign finance disclosure reports.
DECISION OF ETHICS ADJUDICATORY BOARD REVERSED.
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