RS 39:1697 - Disputed claims 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. B. 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. Added by Acts 1982, No. 709, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
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