                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY; ATTORNEYS&#8217; FEES (§ 2.2-3809)

Any aggrieved person may institute a proceeding for injunction or mandamus
against any person or agency that has engaged, is engaged, or is about to engage
in any acts or practices in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The
proceeding shall be brought in the district or circuit court of any county or
city where the aggrieved person resides or where the agency made defendant has a
place of business.
		In the case of any successful proceeding by an aggrieved party, the agency
enjoined or made subject to a writ of mandamus by the court shall be liable for
the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees as
determined by the court.
		In addition, if the court finds that a violation of subsection A of §
2.2-3808 was willfully and knowingly made by a specific public officer,
appointee, or employee of any agency, the court may impose upon such individual
a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, which amount shall
be paid into the State Literary Fund. For a second or subsequent violation, such
civil penalty shall be not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500. For a
violation of subsection A of § 2.2-3808 by any agency, the court may impose a
civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, which amount shall be
paid into the State Literary Fund. For a second or subsequent violation, such
civil penalty shall be not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 597, § 2.1-386; 2001, c. 844; 2008, cc. 840, 843.