Can a taxpayer bring a civil action to restrain or prevent an illegal expenditure of public money?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Connerly v. State Personnel Bd., 112 Cal.Rptr.2d 5, 92 Cal.App.4th 16 (Cal. App. 2001):
Code of Civil Procedure section 526a permits a taxpayer to bring an action to restrain or prevent an illegal expenditure of public money. No showing of special damage to a particular taxpayer is required as a requisite for bringing a taxpayer suit. (White v. Davis, supra, 13 Cal.3d at p. 764, 120 Cal.Rptr. 94, 533 P.2d 222.) Rather, taxpayer suits provide a general citizen remedy for controlling illegal governmental activity. (Id. at p. 763, 120 Cal.Rptr. 94, 533 P.2d 222.)
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