37-8-23
Section 37-8-23 Charging or collecting higher than lawful rate. Any corporation, partnership, association or person owning or operating a railroad or other utility transporting passengers or property, or officer, servant or agent of any such, who shall knowingly charge or collect a fee or charge at a higher rate for the transportation of passengers or property than prescribed or authorized by law, or fixed by the Public Service Commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 for each offense. (Code 1923, §5376; Code 1940, T. 48, §426.)...
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41-1-3
Section 41-1-3 Compromise of claims in favor of state. The Governor, Attorney General and Auditor have authority to adjust, compromise and settle, on such terms as to them may seem just and reasonable, any doubtful claim of the state against any person or corporation, or any public officer, or his sureties, or because of the negligence or default in the safekeeping, collection or disbursement of the public moneys, funds or property by any officer having charge or custody of either. Such settlement or compromise being made, the Governor must file a statement thereof in the office of the Treasurer, showing the nature and character of the claim, the terms of the settlement or compromise and the reasons for the making thereof. (Code 1886, §§70, 71; Code 1896, §§3753, 3754; Code 1907, §§2441, 2442; Code 1923, §§5645, 5646; Code 1940, T. 55, §§12, 13.)...
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10A-1-3.24
Section 10A-1-3.24 Rights of officers in certain cases. (a) In discharging a duty or exercising a power, an officer of a domestic entity, in good faith and ordinary care, may rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, concerning the entity or another person and prepared or presented by: (1) another officer or an employee of the entity; (2) legal counsel; (3) a public accountant or certified public accountant; (4) an investment banker; or (5) a person who the officer reasonably believes possesses professional expertise in the matter. (b) An officer may not in good faith rely on the information described by subsection (a) if the officer has knowledge of a matter that makes the reliance unwarranted. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §18.)...
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13A-7-29
Section 13A-7-29 Criminal littering. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal littering if he or she engages in any of the following acts: (1) Knowingly deposits in any manner litter on any public or private property or in any public or private waters without permission to do so. For purposes of this subdivision, any series of items found in the garbage, trash, or other discarded material including, but not limited to, bank statements, utility bills, bank card bills, and other financial documents, clearly bearing the name of a person shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the person whose name appears on the material knowingly deposited the litter. Advertising, marketing, and campaign materials and literature shall not be sufficient to constitute a rebuttable presumption of criminal littering under this subsection. (2) Negligently deposits, in any manner, glass or other dangerously pointed or edged objects on or adjacent to water to which the public has lawful access for...
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32-1-5
Section 32-1-5 Depositing driver's license in lieu of bail in certain cases - Procedure. (a) Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a chauffeur's or driver's license theretofore issued to him or her by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Alabama, or under the laws of any other state or territory, or the District of Columbia of the United States, shall be arrested and charged with any violation of the provisions of this title for which under the provisions of Sections 32-1-4 and 32-5-36 the arresting officer is directed to take a written bond, he or she shall have the option of depositing his or her chauffeur's or driver's license so issued to him or her with the arresting officer or the court, in lieu of any other security which may be required for his appearance in any court in this state in answer to such charge lodged in such court. (b) If such person arrested elects to deposit his or her license as provided, the arresting officer or court shall issue such person a...
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32-1-6
Section 32-1-6 Depositing driver's license in lieu of bail in certain cases - Violation of traffic ordinance of incorporated municipality. (a) Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a chauffeur's or driver's license theretofore issued to him or her by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Alabama, or under the laws of any other state or territory, or the District of Columbia of the United States, shall be arrested and charged with any violation of any traffic ordinance of any incorporated municipality, for which under the provisions of such ordinance the arresting officer is directed to take a written bond, he or she shall have the option of depositing his or her chauffeur's or driver's license so issued to him or her with the arresting officer or the clerk of the district court or municipal court, in lieu of any other security which may be required for his or her appearance in the district court or municipal court in answer to such charge lodged in such court. (b) If such...
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33-5A-10
Section 33-5A-10 Unattended vessel check. (a) A law enforcement officer may perform an unattended vessel check on a vessel that has been left unattended on public property. The unattended vessel check shall consist of actions that are reasonably necessary to determine that the unattended vessel does not contain an injured or incapacitated person and to determine that the unattended vessel does not pose a threat to public health or safety. (b) A law enforcement officer who performs an unattended vessel check shall complete and attach to the vessel an unattended vessel check card. Unattended vessel check cards shall be in a form and attached to unattended vessels in a manner as may be specified by rule of the agency. Unattended vessel check cards shall be serially numbered and shall be a distinctive color as determined by the agency. (Act 2018-179, §10.)...
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38-4-14
Section 38-4-14 Limitations on use of public assistance benefits. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term public assistance benefits means money or property provided directly or indirectly to eligible persons through programs of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, and administered by the Alabama Department of Human Resources. (b)(1) A recipient of public assistance benefits may not use any portion of the benefits for the purchase of any alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, or lottery ticket. Any person who violates this subsection shall reimburse the Department of Human Resources for the purchase and shall be subject to the following sanctions: a. Upon the first violation, the person shall be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits by means of direct cash payment or an electronic benefits transfer access card for one month. b. Upon the second violation, the person shall be disqualified from receiving public assistance benefits...
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45-30-240.72
Section 45-30-240.72 Maintenance of records; public access. (a) As used in this section public officer means the Tax Assessor and the Revenue Commissioner of Franklin County. (b) Every public officer having custody of any public writing, record, or document, including, but not limited to, property record cards and work cards, shall permit any person to inspect and have direct access to any public writing, record, or document, as required by law. (c)(1) During the hours the Franklin County Courthouse is open, an employee in the office of the tax assessor or the revenue commissioner shall be assigned to the room where property record cards and work cards are stored. In addition to his or her regular responsibilities, the employee shall have the responsibility to make certain that the public has direct access to the property record cards or work cards, or both. The responsibilities of the employee shall also include preserving and protecting the property record cards and work cards. (2)...
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6-5-4
Section 6-5-4 Recovery of public moneys, funds or property. (a) The Governor may cause actions to be commenced for the recovery of any public moneys, funds, or property of the state or of any county which have been lost by the neglect or default of any public officer, which have been wrongfully expended or disbursed by such officer, which have been wrongfully used by such officer, or which have been wrongfully received from him. (b) In the event any public officer or agent of the state or any depositary or custodian of public funds or moneys has wrongfully used such funds or moneys, actions for the recovery thereof may be commenced before any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter; and it shall not be ground of objection to such an action that either, any, or all of the parties defendant do not reside within the county or within the district in which such action is commenced. (c) Such action may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction; and such officer or agent,...
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