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  "title_number": "38",
  "section_number": "2293",
  "citation": "R.S. 38:2293",
  "heading": "Effect of violation; proceedings to annul contracts violating provisions of this Part",
  "text": "A. Any contract entered into in violation of any provision of this Part shall be null and void.\n\nB. The district attorney in whose district a violation of this Part occurs, the attorney general, or any interested party has a right of action to bring suit for appropriate injunctive relief in the district court to nullify a contract entered into in violation of this Part.\n\nC. If a judgment of nullity is rendered in an action brought by a district attorney or by the attorney general pursuant to Subsection B hereof, the district court may award a civil penalty not in excess of ten thousand dollars against each offending party.",
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      "number": "38",
      "name": "PUBLIC CONTRACTS, WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS"
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      "number": "10",
      "name": "PUBLIC CONTRACTS"
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      "number": "V",
      "name": "REGULATIONS OF CLOSED SPECIFICATIONS AND EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 38 › Chapter 10 › Part V",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1965, No. 40, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 803, §1.",
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