§1153. Penalties
A. Upon a determination that any elected official or other person has violated any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act which shall be governed by Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may censure the elected official or person, or impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
B. Upon a determination that any public employee or other person has violated any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act which shall be governed by Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may remove, suspend, or order a reduction in pay, or demotion of the public employee or other person, or impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
Acts 1979, No. 443, §1, eff. April 1, 1980; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 66, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 608, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
NOTE: See Acts 2012, No.608, §3, relative to the prospective application of Act.