- (a) If a public official, board, or commission fails or refuses to perform a duty under IC 12-13 through IC 12-19 , the division or an agency allowed by law to coordinate or supervise assistance under IC 12-13 through IC 12-19 may order the public official, board, or commission to perform the duty.
- (b) If the public official, board, or commission refuses to obey an order issued under subsection (a), the agency issuing the order under subsection (a) may institute a mandamus proceeding in a court to compel the public official, board, or commission to perform the duty.
(c) The attorney general shall assist in proceedings under this section.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-12-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.