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34-13-5
Section 34-13-5 Courts having jurisdiction; initiation of proceedings. District courts shall
have jurisdiction in all criminal prosecutions arising under this chapter. The district attorney
is authorized to institute criminal prosecutions for violations of this chapter by information,
or prosecutions may be instituted by indictment or by complaint verified before any magistrate.
(Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §38; Act 2018-450, §1.)...
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33-6-10
Section 33-6-10 Enforcement of chapter, rules, etc.; prosecutions under chapter; violations
and penalties. (a) This chapter and rules and orders adopted under this chapter shall be enforced
by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
according to rules adopted by the board and department. (b) Any person may complain under
oath to a magistrate, district attorney, or grand jury concerning a violation of this chapter
or of a rule adopted under this chapter and if a warrant is issued by the magistrate or district
attorney, or indictment returned by a grand jury, the charge shall be tried in court to which
the warrant is returnable, and the warrant may be made returnable to a district court or to
the circuit court and the courts shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction of the offense,
or if an indictment is returned, the circuit court shall have jurisdiction of the offense.
Convicted persons may appeal as now provided by law. Whether...
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8-19-4
Section 8-19-4 Enforcement (a) The office of the Attorney General and the district attorneys
shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) Conduct preliminary investigations
to determine the merit of complaints, provided, however, the office of the Attorney General
or the district attorneys need not handle any complaint which lacks merit, has been made in
bad faith, or may be readily resolved between the parties. (2) Receive information and documentary
material from complainants and take whatever action is appropriate in connection therewith
as authorized by this chapter. The office of the Attorney General and the district attorneys
may otherwise receive and investigate complaints with respect to acts or practices declared
to be unlawful by this chapter, and inform the complainants with respect thereto. Said persons
may institute legal proceedings or take such other actions provided for herein which are necessary
or incidental to the exercise of its powers and functions....
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16-27A-7
Section 16-27A-7 Contesting a notice of violation; adjudication. (a) No person shall be responsible
for payment of a civil fine for a notice of violation issued under this chapter if the operator
of the vehicle that is the subject of the notice of violation is adjudicated to have not committed
a violation or there is otherwise a lawful determination that no civil penalty may be imposed.
Any person receiving a notice of violation pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the
procedure set out in this chapter and on the notice of violation, may contest the notice of
violation by obtaining a hearing in the court. (b) District and municipal courts of this state
are vested with the power and jurisdiction to adjudicate a notice of violation issued pursuant
to this chapter as a civil offense whenever the offense is alleged to have occurred within
the geographic jurisdiction of the court. (c) The following procedures shall apply to proceedings
to contest a notice of violation issued...
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36-25-27
Section 36-25-27 Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations
period. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided, any person subject to this chapter who intentionally
violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which a separate penalty is provided
for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony. (2) Any person
subject to this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which
a separate penalty is provided for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any person subject to this chapter who knowingly violates any disclosure
requirement of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (4)
Any person who knowingly makes or transmits a false report or complaint pursuant to this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be liable for the actual
legal expenses incurred by the respondent against whom the...
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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney and
assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which he or
she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation to
matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and shall,
in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of Section
12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or her circuit, county,
or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in that court and represent
the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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28-4-314
Section 28-4-314 District attorneys to institute prosecutions for or make reports to grand
juries as to violations of prohibition laws. Any district attorney in the county whose duty
it is to prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the state shall not be prohibited from commencing
prosecution on his own affidavit against any party violating any provision of any law of the
State of Alabama for the suppression of the evils of intemperance, and every such district
attorney, upon receiving information giving him probable cause to believe that there has been
a violation of any statute upon the subject named, shall proceed to lay the matter before
the grand jury or to institute a criminal prosecution against said party by affidavit before
a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, if he is willing and able to make such affidavit
for the institution of a criminal prosecution. If he is not, he must superintend the preparation
of the papers and the institution of the prosecution if any citizen...
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27-2-19
Section 27-2-19 Enforcement of insurance code. The commissioner may institute such actions
or other proceedings as may be required for enforcement of any provisions of this title. If
the commissioner has reason to believe that any person has violated any provision of this
title for which criminal prosecution would be in order, he shall give the information relative
thereto to the Attorney General or the district attorney having jurisdiction of any such violation.
The Attorney General shall promptly institute such action or proceeding against such person
as the information may require or justify. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §30.)...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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34-1A-7
Section 34-1A-7 Licenses - Required. (a) Effective January 1, 1998, it shall be unlawful for
any person or business entity to engage in a business regulated by this chapter in this state
without a current valid license or in violation of this chapter and applicable rules and regulations
of the board. (b) Effective January 1, 1998, it shall be unlawful for a person or business
entity not licensed under this chapter to advertise or hold out to the public that he or she
is a licensee of the board. (c) Any person or business entity who violates this chapter or
any order, rule, or regulation of the board shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and
for each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law. (d)
Effective January 1, 1998, it shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor to willfully or intentionally
do any of the following: (1) Obliterate the serial number on an alarm system for the purpose
of falsifying service reports. (2) Knowingly and deliberately...
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