§ 139-a. Ground for cancellation of contract by state. A clause shall\nbe inserted in all specifications or contracts hereafter made or awarded\nby the state or any public department, agency or official thereof, for\nwork or services performed or to be performed, or goods sold or to be\nsold, to provide that:
(a)upon the refusal by a person, when called\nbefore a grand jury, head of a state department, temporary state\ncommission or other state agency, or the organized crime task force in\nthe department of law, which is empowered to compel the attendance of\nwitnesses and examine them under oath, to testify in an investigation,\nconcerning any transaction or contract had with the state, any political\nsubdivision thereof, a public authority or with any public department,\nagency or off
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§ 139-a. Ground for cancellation of contract by state. A clause shall\nbe inserted in all specifications or contracts hereafter made or awarded\nby the state or any public department, agency or official thereof, for\nwork or services performed or to be performed, or goods sold or to be\nsold, to provide that: (a) upon the refusal by a person, when called\nbefore a grand jury, head of a state department, temporary state\ncommission or other state agency, or the organized crime task force in\nthe department of law, which is empowered to compel the attendance of\nwitnesses and examine them under oath, to testify in an investigation,\nconcerning any transaction or contract had with the state, any political\nsubdivision thereof, a public authority or with any public department,\nagency or official of the state or of any political subdivision thereof\nor of a public authority, to sign a waiver of immunity against\nsubsequent criminal prosecution or to answer any relevant question\nconcerning such transaction or contract; or (b) upon the conviction of\nany person of a crime defined in article two hundred or four hundred\nninety-six or section 195.20 of the penal law,\n (i) such person, and any firm, partnership or corporation of which he\nis a member, partner, director or officer shall be disqualified from\nthereafter selling to or submitting bids to or receiving awards from or\nentering into any contracts with the state or any public department,\nagency or official thereof, for goods, work or services, for a period of\nfive years after such refusal, a period of five years upon a conviction\nof a misdemeanor defined in article two hundred or article four hundred\nninety-six or an attempt to commit a violation of section 195.20 of the\npenal law, provided that in the event such conviction is the result of a\nplea agreement resulting in a plea to such charge in lieu of a plea or\nconviction of a felony defined in section 195.20, article two hundred or\narticle four hundred ninety-six of the penal law, all parties to such\nagreement may agree that the period of such bar may be for a period of\nup to ten years from the date of conviction, or upon conviction of a\nfelony defined in article two hundred or four hundred ninety-six or\nsection 195.20 of the penal law, for life, any convicted firm,\npartnership or corporation is disqualified for its existence and to\nprovide also that\n (ii) any and all contracts made with the state or any public\ndepartment, agency or official thereof, since the effective date of this\nlaw, by such person, and by any firm, partnership or corporation of\nwhich he is a member, partner, director or officer may be cancelled or\nterminated by the state without incurring any penalty or damages on\naccount of such cancellation or termination, but any monies owing by the\nstate for goods delivered or work done prior to the cancellation or\ntermination shall be paid.\n