(a) The County may recover damages, property, and the value of anything received by any person in a transaction that violates:
(1) Article III of this Chapter;
(2) Article XII of Chapter 11B; or
(3) Section 2-109.
(b) The County may use a setoff, attachment, garnishment, or any other appropriate legal action or proceeding to recover any amount or property due.
(c) A taxpayer of the County may file a legal action under subsection (a) on behalf of the County if:
(1) the taxpayer files a written demand with the County Attorney to bring an action under subsection (a); and
(2) the County Attorney does not file the action within 60 days after receiving the written demand.
(d) The Court may order that a substantially prevailing party to an action under this Section be reimbursed court costs and litigation expenses, including a reasonable attorney fee. (1990 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1; 2010 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1.)