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12-19-272
Section 12-19-272 Court to award fees and costs against attorney or party who brought action
without substantial justification; voluntary dismissal. (a) Except as otherwise provided in
this article, in any civil action commenced or appealed in any court of record in this state,
the court shall award, as part of its judgment and in addition to any other costs otherwise
assessed, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs against any attorney or party, or both, who
has brought a civil action, or asserted a claim therein, or interposed a defense, that a court
determines to be without substantial justification, either in whole or part; (b) When a court
determines reasonable attorneys' fees or costs should be assessed it shall assess the payment
thereof against the offending attorneys or parties, or both, and in its discretion may allocate
among them, as it determines most just, and may assess the full amount or any portion thereof
to any offending attorney or party; (c) The court shall assess...
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2-17-19
Section 2-17-19 Condemnation proceedings generally; disposition of condemned animals or articles;
payment of costs, fees and expenses, etc. (a) Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat
food product or poultry food product of any of the animals or birds subject to inspection
under this chapter or any such animal or bird that is dead, dying, disabled or diseased that
is being transported in intrastate commerce or is held for sale in this state after such transportation
and that is or has been prepared, sold, transported or otherwise distributed or offered or
received for distribution in violation of this chapter or is capable of use as human food
and is adulterated or misbranded or in any other way is in violation of this chapter shall
be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned at any time by writ of attachment
for condemnation in any proper court as provided in Section 2-17-30 within the jurisdiction
of which the article or animal is found. Such writ of attachment...
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3-5-12
Section 3-5-12 Proceedings for recovery of livestock or animal by owner; determination of validity
of seizure, amount of damages, etc., where owner unknown, etc.; fees and costs of district
court judge and officer making seizure; appeals from judgment of district court. (a) The owner
of any livestock or animal which has been seized shall have the right to possession of the
same by paying such judgment and the costs thereof or, if no judgment has been entered, by
paying such damages as may be agreed upon together with fees and costs and expenses due on
account of such seizure to the person or officer so seizing such livestock or animal or to
the person who may at the time of such payment have such livestock or animal in his possession
and by paying to the court the costs of the court incurred to the time of such payment. Should
the parties be unable to agree upon the amount of damages, fees, costs and expenses due, either
party shall have the right to go before any district court judge...
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18-4-16
Section 18-4-16 Expenses incurred from condemnation proceedings. Where a condemnation proceeding
is instituted by a state agency to acquire real property and the final judgment is that the
real property cannot be acquired by condemnation, and the proceeding is abandoned, the owner
of any right, title, or interest in real property shall be paid a sum that shall, in the opinion
of the court, reimburse the owner for his or her reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses
including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because
of the condemnation proceedings. The award of the sums will be paid by the state agency which
sought to condemn the property. (Act 99-582, p. 1318, ยง17.)...
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15-5-65
Section 15-5-65 Disposition of proceeds. (a) Unless by other agreement of the primary law enforcement
agency and the prosecutorial entity, the proceeds from any forfeiture shall be used, first,
for payment of all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including expenses
of seizure, maintenance of or custody, advertising, prosecution, and court costs. The remaining
proceeds from the sale or distribution shall be awarded by the court pursuant to recommendation
of the prosecutorial entity on a pro rata share to the participating law enforcement agencies,
the prosecutorial entity that pursued the action, and as payment of restitution to any victims
of the underlying offense. Any proceeds from sales authorized by this section awarded by the
court to a county or municipal law enforcement agency shall be deposited into the respective
county or municipal general fund and made available to the appropriate law enforcement agency
upon requisition of the chief law enforcement...
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34-24-380
Section 34-24-380 Penalties for violation of Section 20-2-54, rules, or regulations. (a) In
addition to any other penalty authorized under Section 20-2-54, the State Board of Medical
Examiners, acting in its capacity as a certifying board, may in its discretion assess administrative
fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of any of the provisions
of Section 20-2-54, or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the board. (b) In addition
to the administrative fine authorized in subsection (a), the board may require a physician
or osteopath found to be in violation of Section 20-2-54, to pay the costs, fees, and expenses
of the board incurred in connection with any proceedings before the board, including, but
not limited to, the actual costs of independent medical review and expert testimony, reasonable
and necessary attorney fees and expenses, deposition costs, travel expenses for board staff,
charges incurred for obtaining documentary evidence, and such...
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28-4-229
Section 28-4-229 Fees and allowances of officers executing writs of seizure; payment of costs
in proceedings. There shall be allowed the officer making the seizure under a writ issued
under Sections 28-4-225 and 28-4-226 in an injunction proceeding the sum of $3.00 and the
sum of $.10 for every mile traveled in making the seizure, together with such reasonable sum
as the court may deem just for necessary expenses incurred in transporting and providing storage
for liquors and beverages and other movable property seized, all which costs shall be taxed
in the bill of costs and, if not collected from a defendant, then shall be taxed and paid
as in criminal prosecutions in which the state fails. The costs in such injunction proceedings,
unless charged against some party defendant by the court and collected from him, shall be
paid as in criminal actions in which the state fails, upon the court making an order to that
effect. (Acts 1909, No. 191, p. 63; Acts 1915, No. 2, p. 8; Code 1923,...
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45-27-82
Section 45-27-82 Recovery of court costs. (a) The office of the district attorney serving Escambia
County, Alabama, shall be allowed to establish a court cost recovery division for the purpose
of collecting assessments, costs, fees, fines, or forfeitures due to be paid to the State
of Alabama, Escambia County, municipalities within Escambia County, or any agency or subdivision
of these governments as a result of any court action or proceeding. (b) The court, the clerk
of the court, or a probation officer shall notify the district attorney in writing when any
bail bond forfeitures, court costs, fines, penalty assessments, crime victims' compensation
assessments, or like assessments in any civil or criminal proceeding ordered by the court
to be paid to the state or municipality have been paid or are in default and the default has
not been vacated. Upon notification to the district attorney, the court cost recovery division
of the district attorney's office may collect or enforce the...
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30-2-56
Section 30-2-56 Interim alimony. (a)(1) In an action for divorce, legal separation, or annulment,
the court may award either spouse interim alimony based upon a showing of all of the following:
a. The spouse maintains the validity of the marriage. b. The spouse needs interim alimony,
after taking into consideration any other financial contributions provided by the other spouse
pursuant to other interim orders of the court. c. The other spouse has the ability to pay
interim alimony. (2) An award under subdivision (1) may be made retroactive to the date of
the filing of the complaint. The amount awarded shall be based on the applicable factors for
awarding rehabilitative or periodic alimony as established in subsections (d), (e), and (f)
of Section 30-2-57. (b) An order awarding interim alimony may be terminated or prospectively
modified at any time prior to the entry of a final judgment for good cause shown. In case
of an emergency, the court may order or prospectively modify interim...
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30-3B-310
Section 30-3B-310 Hearing and order. (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order
pursuant to Section 30-3B-204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical
custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical
custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that: (1) The child custody determination
has not been registered and confirmed under Section 30-3B-305 and that: a. The issuing court
did not have jurisdiction under Article 2; b. The child custody determination for which enforcement
is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction
to do so under Article 2; or c. The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not
given in accordance with the standards of Section 30-3B-108, in the proceedings before the
court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or (2) The child custody determination
for which enforcement is sought was registered and...
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