Louisiana § RS 48:255.1 - Information to be submitted to the department by contractors; confidentiality of information
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 48:255.1 — Information to be submitted to the department by contractors; confidentiality of information, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 48:255.1. Information to be submitted to the department by contractors; confidentiality of information
The department may require each proposed contractor to furnish sufficient information that shall indicate the financial and other capacities of the contractor to perform the proposed work. This information shall be subject to audit and shall be recorded by the department on forms clearly marked "confidential", and these forms and the information contained on them shall be treated as confidential and shall be exempted from the provisions of R.S. 44:1 through 37.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 193, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 48:255.1 ("Information to be submitted to the department by contractors; confidentiality of information") 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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