§ 9:2717 — Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment

§2717. Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment
A.(1) Any contract between a political subdivision and a person or entity entered into
as a result of fraud, bribery, corruption, or other criminal acts, for which a final conviction
has been obtained, shall be absolutely null and shall be void and unenforceable as contrary
to public policy.
(2) Any person whose conviction causes the nullity of the contract as provided in
Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be responsible for payment of all costs, attorney fees,
and damages incurred in the rebidding of the contract.
B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a party may petition a
court for a declaratory judgment that a clause in an agreement, contract, settlement, or other
similar instrument that prevents a party to the instrument from disclosing factual information
related to acts that if proven would establish a cause of action for civil damages for any act
that may be prosecuted as a criminal offense is null, void, and unenforceable as a matter of
law and shall be considered against public policy.
(2) The fact that an agreement, contract, settlement, or similar instrument states that
the providing of consideration is not an admission of liability for an alleged criminal offense,
of the commission of a criminal offense, or of an awareness of a criminal offense shall not
be conclusive in determining whether the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection
apply.
(3) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to any agreement, contract,
settlement, or similar instrument entered into, revised, or amended before, on, and after
August 1, 2018.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, No. 970, §1; Acts 2018, No. 368, §1.