Title 14, Local Government

The public officer or employee violating a fiscal responsibility and management law shall be given not more than thirty (30) days from the date of notification to effect corrective or remedial action recommended by the executive director of the political subdivision. Failure to m…

(a) If the executive officer determines that there has been a violation of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the executive officer may request the appropriate prosecuting attorney to conduct an investigation regarding the violation. (b) The Legislative Joint Auditing…

After conducting an investigation into the alleged violations, the appropriate prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General may file a civil suit in circuit court against the public officer or employee alleged to have violated the fiscal responsibility and management laws. Venue …

If the public officer or employee is found by the court to have knowingly violated the provisions of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the court shall impose a civil penalty upon the public officer or employee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more tha…

(a) If the public officer or employee is found by the court to have knowingly violated the provisions of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General shall be allowed to recover costs and attorney fees associated with the civil s…

All actions and procedures under the provisions of this chapter are civil in nature and shall be governed by the appropriate rules, regulations, and laws regarding civil actions and remedies.

The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to any other remedies available by law. In addition, the provisions of this chapter do not limit or diminish any civil rights or administrative procedures available to any public officer or employee or political subdivision.