§ 26-909Title 26
Penalty provisions in contracts prohibited.
In any contract made in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter it shall be unlawful to incorporate any provision for liquidated or other damages as a penalty for any default or forfeiture thereunder.
Annotations
Feb. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 660, ch. 26, § 9 1973 Ed., § 26-609. 1981 Ed., § 26-709.
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