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8-12A-2
Section 8-12A-2 Assertion of patent infringement in bad faith. (a) A person may not assert
a claim of patent infringement in bad faith. (b) The Attorney General may investigate claims
of patent infringement alleged to have been made in bad faith and may do both of the following:
(1) Issue subpoenas to any person to appear and produce relevant papers, documents, and physical
evidence, and administer an oath or affirmation to any person, in aid of any investigation
or inquiry into possible violations of this chapter. Subpoenas shall be served in accordance
with the appropriate Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon failure of a person without lawful
excuse to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction
for an order compelling compliance. After an action is commenced, discovery may proceed in
accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Initiate a civil action in the name
of the state, as necessary, to seek injunctive and any other...
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8-15-14
Section 8-15-14 Revocation of permit; liquidation of operation. (a) In the event that the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Industries upon a public hearing finds and determines that a public warehouse
is being operated in violation of law and regulations and in jeopardy of the public interest,
he shall thereupon revoke the permit to operate such public warehouse and, in his discretion,
he may take charge of the operation of such warehouse for the purpose of liquidating the same
under the direction of the circuit court having jurisdiction at the place of the operation
thereof and to operate same under the direction of the court for such time as may be necessary
to protect the public interest or to compel compliance with the laws and regulations relating
to the operation of public warehouses. (b) Upon taking charge thereof, the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Industries shall appoint in writing, under his hand and official seal, an
agent to assist him in the duty of liquidation and...
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9-17-8
Section 9-17-8 Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued
by board. (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses,
to require their attendance and the giving of testimony before it and to require the production
of such books, papers and records in any proceeding before the board as may be material upon
questions lawfully before the board. Such subpoenas shall be served by the sheriff or any
other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. No person shall be excused
from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before the board
or a court or from obedience to the subpoena of the board or a court on the ground or for
the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend
to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided, that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to produce...
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12-21-135.1
Section 12-21-135.1 Video testimony by certain witnesses. (a) This section shall be known as
the "Alabama Armed Services Accommodation Act." (b) The Legislature finds it to
be an important matter of public policy that an accommodation be made for military members
who are asked to testify in civil or criminal trials in this state but are unable to attend
in person. The purpose of this section is to ease the burdens on military personnel and their
families brought on by the duty of appearing as a witness in a trial in this state when summoned.
The purpose of this section is also to allow members of the armed services to assist in trials
in this state as witnesses without interrupting their military service, while protecting the
rights of all parties in civil or criminal litigation. The purpose of this section is also
to better enable the fact-finder to obtain crucial evidence and will aid in the expeditious
resolution of cases in this state by providing a procedure in which testimony of...
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27-12-21
Section 27-12-21 Proceedings on unfair competition, etc., not defined under chapter - Generally.
(a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person engaged in the business
of insurance is engaging in this state in any method of competition, or in any act or practice
in the conduct of such business which is not defined in this trade practices law, that such
method of competition is unfair or that such act or practice is unfair or deceptive and that
a proceeding by him in respect thereto would be to the interest of the public, he may issue
and serve such person a statement of the charges in that respect and a notice of a hearing
thereon to be held at a time and place fixed in the notice, which shall not be less than 10
days after the date of the service thereof. Each such hearing shall be conducted in the same
manner as the hearings provided for in Section 27-12-18. The commissioner shall, after such
hearing, make a report in writing in which he shall state his findings...
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45-32-80.20
Section 45-32-80.20 Collection and disposition of funds. (a) All solicitor's and district attorney's
fees hereafter taxed as cost and collected in all criminal cases in all courts in the Seventeenth
Judicial Circuit shall be paid by the clerk of the court collecting such fees into a fund
to be designated as the Solicitor's and District Attorney's Fund, and shall be kept, used,
and expended in the manner hereinafter provided. Such payments shall be made to such fund
by the clerk of the court by the 10th day of each month following the collection. (b)(1) The
District Attorney and any Circuit Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit may requisition
expenditures from the Solicitor's and District Attorney's Fund for the payment of the following
items: a. Office supplies, equipment, furniture, postage and telephone expenses, and clerical
or bailiff expenses. b. Necessary expenses relative to obtaining evidence in any criminal
or civil case, whether pending or under investigation. c. Film,...
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5-2A-63
Section 5-2A-63 Savings and Loan Board; appeals from orders, etc., of commissioner or board.
(a) There is hereby created a Savings and Loan Board, consisting of the Savings and Loan Commissioner,
who shall be the ex officio chairman of the board and four persons who shall be appointed
by the Governor and who shall be persons with actual practical experience for at least three
years in the operation and management of an institution of the savings and loan type. The
members of the board shall serve without compensation; except that members shall be paid their
travelling expenses in connection with the performance of their duties as members of the board
plus $10.00 per diem while engaged in the performance of such duties. Such travelling expenses
shall be paid out of the treasury. The board shall have such rights, powers and privileges
and shall be subject to such duties as are provided by Chapter 16 of this title. The board
shall maintain in the office of the commissioner permanent...
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8-6-58
Section 8-6-58 Personnel. (a) The Director of the Securities Commission shall prepare in writing
a manual of necessary employee positions for the commission, including job classifications,
personnel qualifications, duties, maximum and minimum salary schedules, and other personnel
information for approval by the commission. (b) Subject to the provisions of the Merit System
law, the director may select, appoint, and employ such accountants, auditors, financial analysts,
special agents and senior special agents, clerks, and other personnel as the director deems
necessary for the proper administration of the Alabama securities laws including legal counsel
to act as attorneys for the commission in actions or proceedings brought by or against the
commission under or pursuant to any provision of law under the commission's jurisdiction,
or in which the commission joins or intervenes as to a matter within the commission's jurisdiction,
as a friend of the court or otherwise, and stenographic...
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13A-12-200.8
Section 13A-12-200.8 Property subject to forfeiture for violation of this division; procedures;
hearing; forfeiture action; action for money judgment. (a) The following property is subject
to forfeiture: (1) All obscene material and material which is harmful to minors used, intended
to be used or obtained in violation of the provisions of this division; (2) All moneys, negotiable
instruments, and funds used, intended to be used, or obtained in any violation of the provisions
of this division; (3) All proceeds or receipts derived from property which is subject to forfeiture
pursuant to subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. (b) Property taken or detained
under this section shall not be subject to replevin but is deemed to be in the custody of
the state, county or municipal law enforcement agency subject only to the orders and judgment
of the court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings. When property is seized
under this division, the state, county or municipal law...
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2-27-9
Section 2-27-9 Registration, application, and fees; registration powers of commissioner; appeal
and review. (a) Every pesticide or device which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale
within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or
between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered
with the commissioner upon application forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner,
and such registration or registrations shall be renewed during the registrant's renewal year,
due January 1 of the renewal year. The applicant shall pay a biennial registration fee established
by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600). The fee
shall be paid according to the schedule in subsection (i). The fee shall accompany the application
for registration and be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury
for the exclusive benefit of the Pesticide Management Division...
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