9-15-81
Section 9-15-81 Criminal and civil actions and penalties for violations of article. Any sale or lease of real property or any interest therein of the state made in violation of this article shall be null and void, and the person or persons violating this article shall be subject to criminal prosecution by the Attorney General. In addition to the prosecution, damages for loss or injury to the state may be recovered for the State of Alabama by the Attorney General by civil action in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. The expenses of investigation, or litigation and prosecution, or both, under this article shall be reimbursed from funds recovered to the Attorney General. All other moneys recovered by the Attorney General shall be deposited in the State General Fund. Violation of this article shall also constitute a Class C felony punishable as prescribed by law. (Acts 1995, No. 95-280, p. 507, §12.)...
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13A-12-30
Section 13A-12-30 Forfeiture of gambling devices and gambling proceeds. (a) Any gambling device or gambling record possessed or used in violation of this article is forfeited to the state, and shall by court order be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court directs. (b) Any vehicle possessed or used in violation of this article may be forfeited to the state and disposed of by court order as authorized by law. (c) Money used as bets or stakes in gambling activity in violation of this article is forfeited to the state and by court order shall be transmitted to the General Fund of the state. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §6140.)...
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40-17-155
Section 40-17-155 Penalties. Failure to comply with any provisions of this article, including failure to pay the tax, to file the required reports, to keep the required books and records or to comply with any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner of Revenue pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be deemed a violation of the article, and each such failure or violation shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, any person who violates the article shall be punishable as provided by law. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Acts 1961, No. 674, p. 925, §13; Acts 1965, No. 750, p. 1357, §8; Acts 1980, No. 80-428, p. 595.)...
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9-11-396
Section 9-11-396 Penalties for violations of provisions of article, etc.; powers of law enforcement officers, etc., as to enforcement of article, etc.; custody and disposition of equipment, etc., seized in connection with violations of article, etc.; disposition of moneys arising from fines and forfeitures. (a) Any person who violates a provision of this article or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this article or of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 or regulation promulgated thereunder or who fails to procure or violates the terms of any permit issued pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 or be imprisoned not more than six months or both. (b) Any officer employed and authorized by the commissioner or any law enforcement officer of the state or of any municipality or county within the state shall have authority to conduct searches as provided by law and to execute a warrant to search for and seize any equipment,...
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11-45-9
Section 11-45-9 Penalties which may be imposed for violations of ordinances. (a) Municipal ordinances may provide penalties of fines, imprisonment, hard labor, or one or more of such penalties for violation of ordinances. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no fine shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and no sentence of imprisonment or hard labor shall exceed six months. (c) In the enforcement of the penalties prescribed in Section 32-5A-191, the fine shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and the sentence of imprisonment or hard labor shall not exceed one year. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum fine for every person either convicted for violating any of the following misdemeanor offenses adopted as a municipal ordinance violation or adjudicated as a youthful offender shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000): (1) Criminal mischief in the second degree, Section 13A-7-22. (2) Criminal mischief in the third degree, Section 13A-7-23. (3)...
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28-4-136
Section 28-4-136 Penalties for violations of provisions of article by railroad companies, express companies, etc.; duties of district attorney in cases of grand jury indictments. (a) Any railroad company, express company or other carrier or any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or failing to comply with any requirements thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, to which, at the discretion of the court, may be added imprisonment in the county jail or confinement at hard labor for the county for not more than six months for the first conviction. On the second and every subsequent conviction of a violation of any provisions of this article, the offense shall, in addition to a fine within the limitations above named, be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail or at hard labor for the county for not less than three nor more than six months, to be imposed by the court. (b) It shall...
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37-4-87
Section 37-4-87 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or of any regulation issued hereunder shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each violation for each day that the violation persists. However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) for any related series of violations. (b) Any civil penalty may be compromised by the commission. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the State of Alabama to the person charged, or may be recovered in a civil...
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37-4-96
Section 37-4-96 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or any regulation issued hereunder shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each violation for each day that the violation persists. However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) for any related series of violations. (b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the State of Alabama to the person charged, or may be recovered in a civil action brought by the commission in the circuit court of any county in which a violation exists. (Acts...
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9-12-66
Section 9-12-66 Collection of fees, taxes, penalties, etc., under article, etc.; prosecutions for violations of laws as to taking, canning or shipment of oysters. The district attorney of any county bordering on salt or brackish water or within whose boundary there is a body of salt or brackish water shall institute in the name of the State of Alabama any necessary proceedings to collect any sums due the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for any fees, licenses, taxes, penalties or other charges that may be levied under this article or any rules and regulations made by said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under the powers conferred on said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Any sums collected in said proceedings shall be paid into the General Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The district attorney shall also prosecute the offender for any violation of the laws of this state pertaining to the taking, canning or...
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9-16-94
Section 9-16-94 Penalties. (a) Any permittee or operator who violates any permit condition or who violates any other provision of this article, may be assessed a civil penalty by the regulatory authority, except that if such violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order under Section 9-16-93, the civil penalty shall be assessed. Such penalty shall not exceed $5,000.00 for each violation. Each day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. In determining the amount of the penalty, consideration shall be given to the permittee's history of previous violations at the particular surface coal mining operations; the seriousness of the violation, including any irreparable harm to the environment and any hazard to the health or safety of the public; whether the permittee was negligent; and the demonstrated good faith of the permittee charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance after notification of the violation. (b) A civil...
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