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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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8-22-16
Section 8-22-16 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation for each offense. Any such
person shall also be liable for attorney fees and shall be subject to injunctive relief. Each
day that a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered as a separate violation. (b)
The penalty may be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General,
or by any district attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction. If brought by a district
attorney, 30 percent of the penalty shall be paid to the office of the district attorney which
brought the action and 70 percent of the penalty shall be paid to the treasury of the county
in which the judgment was entered. If brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty
shall be paid to the treasury of the county where the action was brought and one-half shall
be paid to the State Treasury. (Acts 1984, No. 84-260, p. 433,...
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12-12-32
Section 12-12-32 Criminal jurisdiction generally. (a) Misdemeanors. The district court shall
have exclusive original trial jurisdiction over prosecutions of all offenses defined by law
or ordinance as misdemeanors, except: (1) Prosecutions by municipalities having municipal
courts; (2) Any such prosecution which also involves a felony offense which is within the
exclusive jurisdiction of the circuit court, except as the district court is empowered to
hold preliminary hearings with respect to felonies and to receive guilty pleas as provided
in subsection (b) of this section; and (3) Any misdemeanor for which an indictment has been
returned by a grand jury. (b) Felonies. (1) The district court may exercise original jurisdiction
concurrent with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in prosecutions of offenses defined
by law as felonies not punishable by sentence of death. (2) The district court shall have
jurisdiction to hold preliminary hearings in prosecutions for felonies as...
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36-25A-9
Section 36-25A-9 Enforcement; hearings; penalties and remedies. (a) This chapter is designed
and intended to hold members of governmental bodies, and the bodies themselves, accountable
to the public for violations of this chapter. Therefore, enforcement of this chapter, except
a violation of Section 26-25A-3(a)(1), may be sought by civil action brought in the county
where the governmental body's primary office is located by any media organization, any Alabama
citizen impacted by the alleged violation to an extent which is greater than the impact on
the pubic at large, the Attorney General, or the district attorney for the circuit in which
the governmental body is located; provided, however, that no member of a governmental body
may serve as a plaintiff in an action brought against another member of the same governmental
body for an alleged violation of this chapter. The complaint shall be verified, shall state
specifically the applicable ground or grounds for the complaint as set out...
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27-25-9
Section 27-25-9 Violations; enforcement of chapter; penalties. (a) Each individual transaction
which is in violation of this chapter or which does not otherwise conform to the requirements
of this chapter shall be considered a violation. (b) This chapter shall be enforceable only
by the commissioner and does not create any private cause of action or other private legal
recourse. (c) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion and upon good cause shown, revoke
the certificate of authority of a title agent, revoke the license issued to a title insurer,
or impose a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation
of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter. No title insurer
shall pay, directly or indirectly, any portion of a fine imposed on any agent of the title
insurer. In addition, the commissioner may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000) per violation upon a finding that an agent or an...
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22-11A-122
Section 22-11A-122 Enforcement. The department may bring civil actions in any court of competent
jurisdiction, collect civil monetary penalties, and enforce compliance with this article or
any requirement or appropriate request of the department made pursuant to this article. (Act
2009-490, p. 900, ยง13.)...
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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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13A-9-76
Section 13A-9-76 Enforcement of provisions by injunction, cancellation of registration, etc.;
civil penalties. (a) In addition to any other remedy under this article, the Attorney General
of the State of Alabama, the district attorneys of the respective counties of the State of
Alabama, or an affected charitable organization may bring an action against a charitable organization,
professional fund raiser, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer, and any other
persons acting for or on their behalf to enjoin the charitable organization and other persons
from continuing the solicitation or collection of funds or property or engaging therein or
doing any acts in furtherance thereof; and to cancel any registration statement previously
filed with the Attorney General whenever the Attorney General or a district attorney shall
have reason to believe that the charitable organization is acting in the following manner:
(1) Operating in violation of the provisions of this article. (2)...
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45-21A-10.04
Section 45-21A-10.04 Jurisdiction of Brantley Municipal Court; hearings; liability; evidence
and procedure; defenses. (a) The Brantley Municipal Court is vested with the power and jurisdiction
to hear and adjudicate the civil violations provided for in this article and to issue orders
imposing the civil fines and costs set out in this article. (b) A person who receives a notice
of violation may contest the imposition of the civil fine by submitting a request for a hearing
on the adjudication of the civil violation, in writing, within 15 days of the 10th day after
the date the notice of violation is mailed. Upon receipt of a timely request, the city shall
notify the person of the date and time of the adjudicative hearing by U.S. mail. (c) Failure
to pay a civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of liability
in the full amount of the civil fine assessed in the notice of violation. (d) The civil fine
shall not be assessed if, after a hearing, the Brantley...
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45-37A-331.05
Section 45-37A-331.05 Power and jurisdiction of municipal court; contesting liability; fines
and costs; affirmative defenses. (a) The municipal court is vested with the power and jurisdiction
to hear and adjudicate the civil violations provided for in this part, and to issue orders
imposing the civil fines and costs set out in this part. (b) A person who receives a notice
of violation may contest the imposition of the civil fine by submitting a request for a hearing
on the adjudication of the civil violation, in writing, within 15 days of the 10th day after
the date the notice of violation is mailed. Upon receipt of a timely request, the city shall
notify the person of the date and time of the adjudicative hearing by United States mail,
return receipt requested. (c) Failure to pay a civil penalty or to contest liability in a
timely manner is an admission of liability in the full amount of the civil fine assessed in
the notice of violation. (d) The civil fine shall not be assessed if,...
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