Miss. Code § 25-61-15

Current through 6/1/2024

Section 25-61-15 - Penalty for wrongful denial of access to record

Any person who shall deny to any person access to any public record which is not exempt from the provisions of this chapter or who charges an unreasonable fee for providing a public record may be liable civilly in his personal capacity in a sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per violation, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by such person bringing the proceeding.

Miss. Code § 25-61-15

Laws, 1983, ch. 424, § 8; Laws, 2008, ch. 562, § 19, eff. 8/5/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965); Laws, 2011, ch. 310, § 2, eff. 7/1/2011.

Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 416, HB 928, 2, eff. 7/1/2014.