{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-39-1697","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 39:1697","heading":"Disputed claims","body":"A. In cases where a state agency states that payment is late due to reasonable cause, and said claim is disputed by the business owed payment, upon the request of a representative of the business the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall determine whether or not the circumstances constitute \"reasonable cause\" as used in R.S. 39:1695.\nB. No state agency shall be required to pay a penalty if it has submitted a warrant to the state treasurer at least thirty days prior to the due date prescribed by the contract.","path":["TITLE 39. PUBLIC FINANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=96135","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:15Z","sha256":"6f80053bcf205014c2e04cb17832093a9595a7a8c9952da60c25a699dcc47e7d","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-39-1696","next":"us-la/rs-39-1701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}