RS 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.