Louisiana § RS 39:1685 - Contract and breach of contract controversies
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:1685 — Contract and breach of contract controversies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 39:1685. Contract and breach of contract controversies
A. Scope. This Section applies to a review by the commissioner of a decision under R.S. 39:1673.
B. Time limitation on filing an appeal. The aggrieved contractor shall file its appeal with the commissioner within fourteen days of the receipt of the determination under R.S. 39:1673(C).
C. Decision. The commissioner shall decide within fourteen days the contract or breach of contract controversy. Any prior determination by the state chief procurement officer or his designee shall not be final or conclusive.
D. Notice of decision. A copy of the decision under Subsection C of this Section shall be mailed or otherwise furnished immediately to the contractor.
E. Finality of decision. A decision under Subsection C of this Section shall be final and conclusive unless one of the following applies:
(1) The decision is fraudulent.
(2) The contractor has timely appealed an adverse decision of the commissioner to the court in accordance with R.S. 39:1691(C). If the evidence, as reasonably interpreted, supports the commissioner's decision, then the commissioner of administration's decision is given great weight and shall not be reversed or modified in the absence of a clear showing that the decision was arbitrary or capricious.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 39:1685 ("Contract and breach of contract controversies") 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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