SB 1055 — election process; contractors and contracts

BillSenate Number:Engrossed election process;

S.B.contractors and contracts State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1055 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 16-410.01;

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liability for damages;

violation;

classification A.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A CONTRACTOR THAT ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH THIS STATE OR ANY COUNTY TO PROVIDE ELECTION-RELATED EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES AND THAT FAILS TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT IS LIABLE FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT PAID UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.

B.

A CONTRACTOR THAT KNOWINGLY FAILS TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR.

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