Reference is to Printer's Date 2/11/15-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 30-4-110, as contained in SECTION 5, by deleting the SECTION in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 5. Section 30-4-110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 30-4-110.
Any person or group of persons who willfully
violates the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than
thirty days for the first offense, shall be fined not more than
two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days
for the second offense and shall be fined three hundred dollars
or imprisoned for not more than ninety days for the third or
subsequent offense. A person aggrieved by a
violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in a court of
competent jurisdiction within one year after the occurrence of
the alleged violation. If the court finds that the public body
has arbitrarily and capriciously violated the provisions of this
chapter by refusal or delay in disclosing or providing copies of
a public record, it may, in addition to any actual or
compensatory damages, a civil fine of five hundred dollars and
reasonable attorney fees to the person seeking the right to
inspect or receive a copy of a public record." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.