---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:39:1625
citation: "R.S. 39:1625"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 39 › Subtitle III › Chapter 15-B › Part II › Subpart D"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1979, number: 715, section: 1, effective_date: 1980-07-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 864, section: 2, effective_date: 2015-01-01, role: amendment }
---

# Contract content

Each contract for professional, personal, consulting, or social services entered into by a governmental body as defined in R.S. 39:1556(24) shall contain as a minimum: description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met; amount and time of payments to be made; description of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable; date of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable; responsibility for payment of taxes, when applicable; circumstances under which the contract can be terminated either with or without cause; remedies for default; and a statement giving the legislative auditor the authority to audit records of the individual or firm.