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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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13A-8-114
Section 13A-8-114 Phishing. (a) A person commits the crime of phishing if the person
by means of an Internet web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise using the Internet,
solicits, requests, or takes any action to induce another person to provide identifying information
by representing that the person, either directly or by implication, is a business, without
the authority or approval of the business. (b) Any person violating this section, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a Class C felony. Multiple violations resulting from a single
action or act shall constitute one violation for the purposes of this section. (c)
The following persons may bring an action against a person who violates or is in violation
of this section: (1) A person who is engaged in the business of providing Internet
access service to the public, owns a web page, or owns a trademark, and is adversely affected
by a violation of this section. (2) An individual who is adversely affected by a violation
of this...
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27-12A-23
Section 27-12A-23 Confidentiality. (a) Documents and evidence provided pursuant to Section
27-12A-21 or obtained by the department in an investigation of suspected or actual insurance
fraud shall be privileged and confidential, shall not be a public record, and shall not be
subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil or criminal action. (b) Notwithstanding subsection
(a), the department may release documents and evidence obtained by the unit in an investigation
of suspected or actual insurance fraud pursuant to any of the following: (1) Administrative
or judicial bodies hearing proceedings to enforce laws administered by the department. (2)
Federal, state, or local law enforcement or regulatory agencies, including, but not limited
to, the Attorney General and the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts; the NICB; or the NAIC.
(3) At the discretion of the commissioner, a person in the transaction of the business of
insurance that is aggrieved by the insurance fraud. (c) Release of documents...
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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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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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40-13-61
Section 40-13-61 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person required by this article to make
a return, pay a tax, keep records, or furnish information deemed necessary by the commissioner
or the computation, assessment, or collection of the tax imposed by this article, who fails
to make the return, pay the tax, keep the records, or furnish the information at the time
required by law or regulation, in addition to other penalties provided by law, shall be guilty
of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. Each
required procedure and each required record shall constitute a separate offense. (b) Any person
who willfully or fraudulently makes and signs a return, not believing the return to be true
and correct as to every material fact, shall be guilty of a Class C felony, and upon conviction,
shall be punished as provided by law. Each return shall constitute a separate offense. Additionally,
any person who willfully or fraudulently makes and signs a...
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8-17-275
Section 8-17-275 Violations. (a) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other
person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail
sale, in violation of Section 8-17-272, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each pack of the cigarettes sold or offered for sale
provided that in no case shall the penalty against a person or entity for that violation exceed
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) during any 30-day period. (b) A retail dealer who
knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of Section 8-17-272 shall
be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each pack of the
cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any
retail dealer exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for sales or offers to sell during
any 30-day period. (c) In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any corporation,...
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11-99A-15
Section 11-99A-15 Issuance of bonds by districts; terms and assessments. (a) A district
may borrow money by the issuance of bonds, which bonds shall be revenue obligations, payable
exclusively out of assessments levied on land within the district, and the bonds shall not
be supported by the full faith and credit of the appointing government. However, the bonds
may be secured by additional revenues, guarantees, pledges, letters of credit, or other credit
enhancements as may be provided by the district, the owner of any property within the district,
or any other person, to the extent provided in the proceedings of the board with respect to
the issuance of the bonds. (b) Bonds of a district shall be signed by its chair and attested
by its secretary, the seal of the district may be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons
applicable to the bonds shall be signed by the chair; provided that: (1) a facsimile of the
signature of the officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any bonds...
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33-15-6
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and
functions of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have
perpetual succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions
brought against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which
shall be judicially noticed; d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with
federal, state and local governments, with agencies of such governments and with private individuals,
corporations, associations and other organizations, including the Bear Creek Watershed Association,
Inc., whether organized under the laws of Alabama or of another state, as the board may deem
necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, which authorization
shall include without limitation contracts and cooperative arrangements with any of the several
states and with counties and municipalities in...
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34-1-14
Section 34-1-14 Hearings; judicial review. (a) Commencement of proceeding. The board
may initiate proceedings under this chapter either on its own motion or on the complaint of
any person. (b) Notice; service and contents. A written notice stating the nature of the charge
or charges against the accused and the time and place of the hearing before the board on such
charges shall be served on the accused not less than 30 days prior to the date of said hearing
either personally or by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail to the address
of the accused last known to the board. (c) Failure to appear. If, after having been served
with the notice of hearing as provided for herein, the accused fails to appear at said hearing
and defend, the board may proceed to hear evidence against him or her and may enter such order
as shall be justified by the evidence, which order shall be final unless he or she petitions
for a review thereof as provided herein; provided, that within 30...
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