                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL (§ 24.2-104.1)

A. Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a
violation of an election law has occurred and that the rights of any voter or
group of voters have been affected by such violation, the Attorney General may
commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court for appropriate relief.

B. In such civil action, the court may:

   1. Award such preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary
   injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible
   for a violation of this title, as is necessary to assure the full enjoyment of
   the rights granted by this title.

   2. Assess a civil penalty against the respondent (i) in an amount not
   exceeding $50,000 for a first violation and (ii) in an amount not exceeding
   $100,000 for any subsequent violation. Such civil penalties are payable to the
   Voter Education and Outreach Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-131.

   3. Award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney fees and costs.

C. The court or jury may award such other relief to the aggrieved person as the
court deems appropriate, including compensatory damages and punitive damages.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 528, 533.