Louisiana § RS 33:3833 - Final inspection; payment
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:3833 — Final inspection; payment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:3833. Final inspection; payment
The governing authority of any political subdivision taking advantage of the provisions of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835 shall upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed thereunder and the improvements made, and if the work be found to have been completed satisfactorily in accordance with said contract, as evidenced by a certificate of the project engineer, the said governing authority shall by ordinance duly adopted approve and accept said work and fulfill its obligations under the said contract after compliance with the laws of Louisiana relative to the completion of contracts involving public works, by full payment therefor of any and all amounts and balances due the said contractor, including all retained percentages of payments previously made thereon on engineer's estimates, and which percentages were retained pending the completion of the said work.
Acts 1962, No. 313, §12.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:3833 cover?
Section RS 33:3833 ("Final inspection; payment") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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