No contract shall be split into partial contracts for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this act. All such partial contracts shall be void. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Laws 1974, HB 1665, c. 298, § 31, emerg. August 1, 1974; Amended by Laws 1979, SB 317, c. 28, § 2, emerg. eff. April 3, 1979; Amended by Laws 1998, HB 2909, c. 365, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, SB 1172, c. 363, § 13, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, HB 2424, c. 78, § 1, eff. November 1, 2006; Amended by Laws 2006, SB 558, c. 271, § 26, emerg. eff. July 1, 2006 (superseded document available).