{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-39-1965","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 39:1965","heading":"Noncompliance; penalty","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 39. PUBLIC FINANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=96243","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:17Z","sha256":"9832f4d8138a690b4b50c6bdcd5d053c6c77857dcc7684610c589c2b4026042d","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-39-1964","next":"us-la/rs-39-1966"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}