Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2293 – Effect of violation; proceedings to annul contracts violating provisions of this Part
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2293
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- contract: means any contract awarded by any public entity for the making of any public works or for the purchase of any materials or supplies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211
A. Any contract entered into in violation of any provision of this Part shall be null and void.
B. The district attorney in whose district a violation of this Part occurs, the attorney general, or any interested party has a right of action to bring suit for appropriate injunctive relief in the district court to nullify a contract entered into in violation of this Part.
C. If a judgment of nullity is rendered in an action brought by a district attorney or by the attorney general pursuant to Subsection B hereof, the district court may award a civil penalty not in excess of ten thousand dollars against each offending party.
Added by Acts 1965, No. 40, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 803, §1.