California Government Code

§ 11130.5

GOV § 11130.5Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 9

Statute text

A court may award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to Section 11130 or 11130.3 where it is found that a state body has violated the provisions of this article. The costs and fees shall be paid by the state body and shall not become a personal liability of any public officer or employee thereof. A court may award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to a defendant in any action brought pursuant to Section 11130 or 11130.3 where the defendant has prevailed in a final determination of the action and the court finds that the action was clearly frivolous and totally lacking in merit.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 936, Sec. 2.