5-19-25
Section 5-19-25 Cease and desist orders by administrator; penalties for violation of
this chapter; right to counsel at hearing; judicial review. After notice and hearing, the
administrator may order a licensee under this chapter or a person acting on behalf of the
licensee to cease and desist from engaging in violations of this chapter. A creditor who is
found by the administrator, after notice and hearing, to have violated this chapter may be
ordered by the administrator to pay a civil penalty in an amount determined by the administrator
of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in the aggregate for all violations of a similar
nature or, where violations are knowing violations, of not more than fifty thousand dollars
($50,000), in addition to any other penalties provided by law, including, but not limited
to, license revocation. Violations shall be of a similar nature if the violations consist
of the same or substantially the same course of action or practice irrespective of the...

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5-26-13
Section 5-26-13 Enforcement authorities, violations, and penalties. (1) In order to
ensure the effective supervision and enforcement of this chapter the supervisor may: (a) Deny,
suspend, revoke, condition, or decline to renew a license for a violation of this chapter,
rules or regulations issued under this chapter or order or directive entered under this chapter,
or for failure to comply with any other state or federal law, including the rules and regulations
thereunder, applicable to any business authorized or conducted under this act. (b) Deny, suspend,
revoke, condition, or decline to renew a license if an applicant or licensee fails at any
time to meet the requirements of Section 5-26-6 or Section 5-26-9, or withholds
information or makes a material misstatement in an application for a license or renewal of
a license. (c) Order restitution against persons subject to this chapter for violations of
this chapter. (d) Impose fines on persons subject to this chapter pursuant to...
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34-43-15
Section 34-43-15 Complaints; grounds for suspension; revocation, etc., of license; penalties;
rulemaking authority. (a) Any person may file with the board a written and signed complaint
regarding an allegation of impropriety by a licensee, establishment, or person. Complaints
shall be made in the manner prescribed by the board. Complaints received by the board shall
be referred to a standing investigative committee consisting of a board member, the Executive
Director, the board attorney, and the board investigator. If no probable cause is found, the
investigative committee may dismiss the charges and prepare a statement, in writing, of the
reasons for the decision. (b) If probable cause is found, the board shall initiate an administrative
proceeding. Upon a finding that the licensee has committed any of the following instances
of misconduct, the board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or impose
a civil penalty after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant...
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5-25-16
Section 5-25-16 Enforcement and penalties. (a) Whenever it appears to the supervisor
that any person required to be licensed or registered under this chapter has violated any
law of this state or any order or regulation of the department, the supervisor after notice
and hearing may order such person or an affiliate acting on behalf of such person to cease
and desist from the unauthorized practices. (b) Any person required to be licensed under this
chapter or an affiliate of such person who is found by the supervisor after notice and hearing
to have violated this chapter or the terms of any order issued pursuant to this section
may be ordered by the supervisor to pay a civil penalty of not more than three thousand dollars
($3,000) in the aggregate for all violations of a similar nature or, where violations are
knowing violations, not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), in addition to any other
penalties provided by law, including, but not limited to, revocation of any licenses...
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5-17-8
Section 5-17-8 Reports to Administrator of Alabama Credit Union Administration; powers
of administrator. (a) Credit unions shall report to the Administrator of the Alabama Credit
Union Administration at least annually on or before January 31 in such manner and form as
required by the administrator for that purpose. Additional reports may be required. Credit
unions shall be examined at least every 18 months by employees of the administration or by
other persons designated by the administrator. For failure to file reports when due, unless
excused for cause by the administrator, the credit union shall pay to the State Treasurer
five dollars ($5) for each day of its delinquency. (b) If the administrator determines that
the credit union is violating this chapter, or is insolvent, the administrator may suspend
operations of the credit union by issuing an order requiring that the credit union cease operations
pending a hearing on the revocation of the certificate of approval, or the...
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8-32-10
Section 8-32-10 Enforcement provisions. (a) The commissioner may conduct investigations
or examinations of providers, administrators, insurers, or other persons to enforce this chapter
and protect service contract holders in this state. Upon request of the commissioner, the
provider shall make all accounts, books, and records concerning service contracts sold in
this state by the provider available to the commissioner which are necessary to enable the
commissioner to reasonably determine compliance or noncompliance with this chapter. (b) Providers,
administrators, or insurers being examined shall pay to the commissioner the travel expense
to and from such examination, a living expense allowance at reasonable rates customary for
the examination in the state where the examination takes place and as established or adopted
by regulation of the commissioner, and the compensation of the examiners making the examination,
upon presentation by the commissioner of a detailed account of the...
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34-21A-25
Section 34-21A-25 Penalties and sanctions. (a) Any person who undertakes or attempts
to undertake the business of manufacturing, installing, servicing, cleaning, repairing, or
maintaining any onsite sewage system or equipment without first having obtained and having
possession of a current, valid license from the board or who knowingly presents or files false
information with the board for the purpose of obtaining a license or otherwise fraudulently
obtains a license, or who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter regulating the
onsite sewage industry shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, as defined by the state criminal
code. (b) Whenever it appears to the board that an individual has violated or is about to
violate this chapter, it may in its own name petition the circuit court of the county where
the violation is occurring or is about to occur to issue a temporary restraining order or
other appropriate injunctive relief enjoining the violation. (c) The board may...
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34-11-15
Section 34-11-15 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice,
or holds himself or herself out as qualified to practice engineering or land surveying in
this state or uses in connection with his or her name or otherwise assumes, uses, or advertises
any title or description including, but not limited to, the term engineer, engineers, engineering,
or professional engineer, professional engineers, or professional engineering, or land surveyor,
land surveyors, land surveying, or professional land surveyor, professional land surveyors,
or professional land surveying, without being licensed or exempted in accordance with this
chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of
licensure or the seal or facsimile thereof of another, or permitting his or her own certificate
of licensure, seal or facsimile thereof to be used by another person, or any person who gives
any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any...
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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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34-8-6
Section 34-8-6 Prohibited acts; penalties; cease and desist orders. (a) Any person,
firm, or corporation not being duly authorized who shall engage in the business of general
contracting in this state, except as provided for in this chapter, and any person, firm, or
corporation presenting or attempting to file as its own the license certificate of another,
or who shall give false or forged evidence of any kind to the board, or to any member thereof,
in obtaining a certificate of license, or who falsely shall impersonate another, or who shall
use an expired or revoked certificate of license shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor
and for each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law.
Furthermore, any person including an owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or
private awarding authority who considers a bid from anyone not properly licensed under this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall for each...
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