5-19-25
Section 5-19-25 Cease and desist orders by administrator; penalties for violation of this chapter; right to counsel at hearing; judicial review. After notice and hearing, the administrator may order a licensee under this chapter or a person acting on behalf of the licensee to cease and desist from engaging in violations of this chapter. A creditor who is found by the administrator, after notice and hearing, to have violated this chapter may be ordered by the administrator to pay a civil penalty in an amount determined by the administrator of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in the aggregate for all violations of a similar nature or, where violations are knowing violations, of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), in addition to any other penalties provided by law, including, but not limited to, license revocation. Violations shall be of a similar nature if the violations consist of the same or substantially the same course of action or practice irrespective of the...
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6-5-156.3
Section 6-5-156.3 Standard of proof; damages and other relief; jurisdiction and powers of court; appointment of receiver; eviction of tenant. (a) The plaintiff is required by a preponderance of the evidence to establish that a drug-related nuisance exists. The plaintiff is required by clear and convincing evidence to establish that the owner of the property who is not a resident or in actual possession of the property was criminally culpable in aiding and abetting in the drug related nuisance. (b) If the existence of a drug-related nuisance is found, the judgment may include actual damages and an injunction to restrain, abate, and prevent the continuance or recurrence of the drug-related nuisance. The court may grant declaratory relief, mandatory orders, or any other relief deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of the injunction or order and enforce the judgment or order. (c) The court may retain jurisdiction of the case for the purpose of enforcing its orders. (d) If the...
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8-27-4
Section 8-27-4 Remedies for actual or threatened misappropriation; intentional remuneration of a third party for misappropriation. (a) The remedies available for actual or threatened misappropriation of a trade secret are: (1) To the extent that they are not duplicative: a. Such injunctive and other equitable relief as may be appropriate with respect to any actual or threatened misappropriation of a trade secret, b. Recovery of any profits and other benefits conferred by the misappropriation that are attributable to the misappropriation (In establishing the misappropriator's profits, the complainant is required to present proof only of the misappropriator's gross revenue, and the misappropriator is required to present proof of his or her deductible expenses and the elements of profit attributable to factors other than the trade secret.), and c. The actual damages suffered as a result of the misappropriation; (2) Reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party if: a. A claim of...
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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, ยง12.)...
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15-18-171
Section 15-18-171 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) APPLICATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES. The criteria and guidelines developed by the Department of Corrections for the establishment of community punishment and corrections programs, the granting of funds for programs authorized herein, and the monitoring, evaluation, and review of programs funded herein. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority or the board of directors of a nonprofit entity. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (4) COMMUNITY. The county or counties comprising one or more judicial circuits. (5) COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (6) COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. Any program designed as an alternative to incarceration and maintained by a county commission or an...
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15-20A-16
Section 15-20A-16 Adult sex offender - Contact with former victims. (a) No adult sex offender shall contact, directly or indirectly, in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic means, any former victim. (b) No adult sex offender shall knowingly come within 100 feet of a former victim. (c) No sex offender shall make any harassing communication, directly or indirectly, in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic means to the victim or any immediate family member of the victim. (d) A petition to exclude an adult sex offender from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and Section 15-20A-11(b) may be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 15-20A-24(c). The court shall conduct a hearing and shall exclude an adult sex offender from the provisions of this section provided that: (1) The victim appears in court at the time of the hearing and requests the exemption in writing in open court. (2) The court finds by clear and...
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34-22-6
Section 34-22-6 Violations; penalties; assistance in prosecutions; costs and attorney fees; venue. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any of the following: (1) Practice optometry in this state without having a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired license certificate and annual renewal registration certificate as an optometrist. (2) Use or attempt to use as his or her own a diploma of an optometric school or college or a license of another person, or a forged diploma or license, or any forged or false identification. (3) Sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring an optometric degree or a license granted pursuant to this chapter or prior optometric practice laws, or to procure each diploma or license with intent that it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice optometry by a person other than the one upon whom it was conferred or to whom the license was granted, or with fraudulent intent to alter the diploma or license or to use or attempt to use it when it is so...
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38-9-7
Section 38-9-7 Violations; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse, neglect, exploit, or emotionally abuse any protected person. For purposes of this section, residence in a nursing home, mental institution, developmental center for people with an intellectual disability, or other convalescent care facility shall be prima facie evidence that a person is a protected person. Charges of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or emotional abuse may be initiated upon complaints of private individuals, as a result of investigations by social service agencies, or on the direct initiative of law enforcement officials. (b) Any person who intentionally abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B felony if the intentional abuse or neglect causes serious physical injury. (c) Any person who recklessly abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C felony if the reckless abuse or neglect causes serious...
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45-16-82.27
Section 45-16-82.27 Costs and fees. (a) An applicant may be assessed a fee when the applicant is approved for the program. The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs and assessments for victims or drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, the district attorney, or the court, and are in addition to costs of supervision, treatment, and restitution for which the pretrial diversion admittee may be responsible. Pretrial diversion program fees as established by this subpart may be waived or reduced due to indigency or reduced ability to pay or for other just cause at the discretion of the district attorney. The determination of indigency of the offender, for the purpose of pretrial diversion admission, fee waiver, or reduction shall be made by the district attorney. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the district attorney. (b) The following fees shall be paid by applicants accepted...
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45-18-81.27
Section 45-18-81.27 Costs and fees. (a) An applicant may be assessed a fee when the applicant is approved for the program. The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs and assessments for victims or drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, and are in addition to costs of supervision, treatment, and restitution for which the person may be responsible. Pretrial diversion program fees as established by this subpart may be waived or reduced for just cause at the discretion of the district attorney. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the district attorney. (b) The following fees shall be applied to applicants accepted into the pretrial diversion program: (1) Felony offenses: up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). (2) Misdemeanor offenses (excluding traffic): up to five hundred dollars ($500). (3) Traffic offenses: up to three hundred dollars ($300) (c) Twenty-five dollars ($25)...
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