§ 6-5-105 — Unlawful designation of provider of services or goods; penalties; affirmative defense

(a) No public servant shall require or direct a bidder or
contractor to deal with a particular person in procuring any
goods or service required in submitting a bid to or fulfilling a
contract with any government.
(b) A provision in an invitation to bid or a contract
document which violates this section is against public policy
and voidable.
(c) It is an affirmative defense that the defendant was a
public servant acting within the scope of his authority
exercising the right to reject any material, subcontractor,
service, bond or contract tendered by a bidder or contractor
because it did not meet bona fide specifications or requirements
relating to quality, availability, experience or financial
responsibility.
(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a
fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
both.