La. Stat. tit. 39 § 1965

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 39:1965 - Noncompliance; penalty

If a person, firm, corporation, or business does not substantially comply with a contract required under this Chapter, the state may withhold payment, debar as defined by R.S. 39:1556(8), suspend, or terminate the contract, and subject the contractor to civil penalties of ten percent of the amount of the contract or five thousand dollars, whichever is less. Willful repeated violations exceeding a single violation may disqualify the contractor from further participation in state contracts for a period of one year.

La. R.S. § 39:1965

Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.

Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. 7/1/1984; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. 7/1/1992.

This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016.