A. Every candidate or candidate committee for state or county office and every other committee failing to file registrations and reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity on or before the days specified in Chapter 10 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission shall be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing fee of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day after a report of contributions and expenditures is due that said report remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fees assessed per report shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

B. Committees campaigning for or against an initiative or referendum petition, legislative referendum, or a state question who fail to file reports of contributions and expenditures on or before the days specified in Chapter 10 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission shall be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing fee of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each day after a report of contributions and expenditures is due that said report remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fee assessed per report filing shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

C. Every person failing to file a statement of financial interests or financial disclosure statement on or before the days specified in Chapter 15 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission shall be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing fee of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day the statement remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fees assessed per statement shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

D. The treasurer, except for treasurers for candidates or candidate committees, may be liable for the late fee. Failure to file a registration, report or statement shall be deemed to be a separate offense for each day that the registration, report or statement remains unfiled after it becomes due. The first Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per calendar year derived from fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Ethics Commission Fund and any amount in excess of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per calendar year shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. Candidates or candidate committees shall not pay such fees from campaign funds.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 13, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 442, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010.