Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 43 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1986 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

The state secretary shall assess a penalty for any statement which is filed later than the prescribed date; or, if such statement has been filed by mailing, where the postmark on such mailing is later than the prescribed date. Said penalty shall be in the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars when such statement has been filed ten days late or less, and in the amount of five hundred dollars when such statement is more than ten days late; provided, however, that the state secretary may waive said penalty for good cause. A waiver for good cause shall not be granted for statements filed more than sixty days late by legislative agents, or groups and organizations employing legislative agents, which have never filed or have never been required to file such statements. In all other instances no waiver for good cause shall be granted when a statement has been filed more than thirty days late.

SECTION 2. Section 44 of said chapter 3, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The state secretary shall assess a penalty for any statement which is filed later than the prescribed date; or, if such statement has been filed by mailing, where the postmark on such mailing is later than the prescribed date. Said penalty shall be in the amount of one hundred dollars when such statement has been filed ten days late or less, and in the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars when such statement is more than ten days late; provided, however, that the state secretary may waive said penalty for good cause. A waiver for good cause shall not be granted for statements filed more than sixty days late by legislative agents, or groups and organizations employing legislative agents, which have never filed or have never been required to file such statements. In all other instances no waiver for good cause shall be granted when a statement has been filed more than thirty days late.

SECTION 3. Section 47 of said chapter 3, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

The state secretary shall assess a penalty for any statement which is filed later than the prescribed date; or, if such statement has been filed by mailing, where the postmark on such mailing is later than the prescribed date. Said penalty shall be in the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars when such statement has been filed ten days late or less, and in the amount of five hundred dollars when such statement is more than ten days late; provided, however, that the state secretary may waive said penalty for good cause. A waiver for good cause shall not be granted for statements filed more than sixty days late by legislative agents, or groups and organizations employing legislative agents, which have never filed or have never been required to file such statements. In all other instances no waiver for good cause shall be granted when a statement has been filed more than thirty days late.