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5-17-5-1. Penalty for Late Payments of Amounts Due on Public Contracts

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, every state agency and political subdivision shall pay a late payment penalty at a rate of one percent (1%) per month on amounts due on written contracts for public works, personal services, goods and services, equipment, and travel whenever the state agency or […]

5-17-5-2. Exemption; “Good Faith Dispute” Defined

Sec. 2. (a) Section 1 of this chapter does not apply to the following: (1) Interagency or intergovernmental transactions. (2) Amounts payable to employees or prospective employees of state agencies or political subdivisions as reimbursement for expenses. (3) Claims subject to a good faith dispute, if before the date of timely payment notice of the […]

5-17-5-4. Late Payment Penalties to Subcontractors; Accrual of Interest

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to contractors receiving late payment penalties under section 1 of this chapter. (b) A contractor who is unable to make timely payments to a subcontractor because of a state agency or political subdivision’s failure to make timely payments to the contractor shall pay interest to the subcontractor at the […]

5-17-5-5. List of Agencies Paying Late Payment Penalties

Sec. 5. (a) The auditor of state shall prepare a list that: (1) identifies each state agency that has paid, or on whose behalf the auditor of state has paid, a late payment penalty under this chapter; and (2) states the sum paid by the agency or by the auditor of state on behalf of […]