- (a) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may request that the Attorney General file a civil suit in circuit court against the town, city, or county that fails to comply with the provisions of Arkansas Code § 16-10-309.
- (b) The action may be brought in the circuit court of the subject county or the Circuit Court of Pulaski County.
- (c) If the town, city, or county is found by the court to have failed to submit the required funds and reports, the court shall impose a civil penalty on such town, city, or county of ten percent (10%) of the amount required to be remitted for the period of time the town, city, or county has failed to be in compliance.
- (d) The Attorney General shall be allowed to recover costs and attorney’s fees associated with the civil suit from the town, city, or county found to have failed to be in compliance.
- (e) Turnback funds that are being withheld at the time the lawsuit is filed will continue to be withheld pending resolution of the action.