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MS SB2373
Bill
AI Summary
- Designated as the "Meetings Accountability Act," amending Mississippi's Open Meetings Act (Section 25-41-15) and Public Records Act (Section 25-61-15)
- Grants chancery courts concurrent authority with the Mississippi Ethics Commission to enforce the Open Meetings Act, including the power to issue injunctions and writs of mandamus
- Authorizes the Ethics Commission or chancery court to impose civil fines of up to $1,000 per person per violation on individual members of a public body found to have violated the Open Meetings Act, and prohibits the use of public funds to satisfy any monetary obligation imposed
- Requires that reasonable expenses and attorney's fees be assessed against the person found to have violated the Open Meetings Act if the complainant prevails on a majority of claims, and allows the Ethics Commission or chancery court to nullify any action taken in connection with the violation
- Amends the Public Records Act to impose liability of up to $100 per violation for wrongfully denying access to public records, adding recovery of reasonable attorney's fees to the existing provision for expenses
Legislative Description
Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.
Last Action
Died On Calendar
3/11/2010
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