Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2318 – Prescription
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2318
- Agency: means the state of Louisiana or any board, commission, department, corporation, institution, or other agency of the state which may require capital outlay projects for the construction of or additions, renovations, and restorations, or any of them, to buildings, plants, and related facilities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2310
- 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
- Person: means any architect, engineer, or landscape architect. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2310
- Professional services: means those services performed by an architect, engineer, or landscape architect. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2310
A. Any action by the state or an agency against any person or other entity concerning a professional services contract for public works construction entered into by such person or other entity with the state or an agency shall prescribe five years from the acceptance of the project to which the services performed under the contract are related.
B. Any action against the state or an agency by any person or entity concerning services he has performed pursuant to a professional services contract for public works construction he has entered into with the state or an agency shall prescribe five years from the acceptance of the project to which the services performed under the contract are related.
C. This Section shall not be limited by La. Rev. Stat. 38:2316.
Acts 1999, No. 743, §1.