TITLE 39. PUBLIC FINANCE

SUBTITLE II. LOCAL FINANCE

CHAPTER 9. LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET ACT

39:1315        Violations

A. Except as provided in R.S. 39:1314, any public official or officer that violates, either knowingly or intentionally, the provisions of R.S. 39:1305(E), either through the adoption of an original budget or through amendment to a legally adopted budget, shall be a violation of R.S. 14:134 and shall be subject to the penalties contained therein.

B. Any person may commence a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for the parish in which the political subdivision is domiciled for mandamus, injunctive, or declaratory relief to require compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 504, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980.  Amended by Acts 1984, No. 186, § 2;  Acts 1993, No. 236, § 1, eff. June 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, No. 775, § 2, eff. July 2, 1999.