SEC. 25-41-15. Enforcement.
The chancery courts of this state shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon application of any citizen of the state, and shall have the authority to issue injunctions or writs of mandamus to accomplish that purpose. If the court finds that a public body has willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter, the court may impose a civil penalty upon the public body in a sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the person or persons in bringing suit to enforce this chapter.
SOURCES: Laws, 1975, ch. 481, Sec. 8; Laws, 2003, ch. 495, § 1, HB 454, eff from and after July 1, 2003.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2003