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8-19A-19
Section 8-19A-19 Attorney's fees and costs. (a) In any civil action or investigation resulting
from a transaction involving a violation of this chapter, except as provided in subsection
(c), the division shall receive reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the nonprevailing
party. The amounts appropriated for those purposes in this chapter are in addition to all
monies heretofore and hereafter appropriated in any special or general appropriation act to
the Attorney General's Special Revenue Account which is a revolving fund in which the Attorney
General is authorized to make deposits and withdrawals from time to time so that the account
operates on a revolving basis for expenditure for administration and future civil and criminal
investigation and prosecution, and all balances of revenue, income, and receipts remaining
at the end of the fiscal year shall carry over to the next fiscal year and shall not revert
to the State General Fund or any other fund under Section 41-4-93. (b) Any...
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8-19A-23
Section 8-19A-23 Injured person's right of recovery; Deceptive Trade Practices Act. In addition
to any other penalties or remedies provided under law, a person who is injured by a violation
of this chapter may bring a civil action for recovery of actual damages and any damages that
would be available at common law or by statute, including actual costs, court costs, and attorney's
fees. No provision in this chapter shall be construed to limit any right or remedy provided
under law. Any violation of this chapter shall also be considered a violation of the Deceptive
Trade Practices Act, Section 8-19-1, et seq. (Acts 1994, No. 94-650, p. 1220, §23.)...
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7-4-402
Section 7-4-402 Bank's liability to customer for wrongful dishonor; time of determining insufficiency
of account. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a payor bank wrongfully dishonors
an item if it dishonors an item that is properly payable, but a bank may dishonor an item
that would create an overdraft unless it has agreed to pay the overdraft. (b) A payor bank
is liable to its customer for damages proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor of an item.
Liability is limited to actual damages proved and may include damages for an arrest or prosecution
of the customer or other consequential damages. Whether any consequential damages are proximately
caused by the wrongful dishonor is a question of fact to be determined in each case. (c) A
payor bank's determination of the customer's account balance on which a decision to dishonor
for insufficiency of available funds is based may be made at any time between the time the
item is received by the payor bank and the time that...
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14-15-10
Section 14-15-10 Actions concerning prison conditions; prisoner release orders. (a) In any
civil action with respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall be entered
unless both of the following are satisfied: (1) A court has previously entered an order for
less intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the deprivation of the right sought to be
remedied through the prisoner release order. (2) The defendant has had a reasonable amount
of time to comply with the previous court orders. (b) In any civil action in state court with
respect to prison conditions, a prisoner release order shall be entered by a three-judge court,
if the requirements of subsection (f) have been met. (c) In any action required to be heard
and determined by a court of three judges, the composition and procedure of the court shall
be as follows: (1) Upon the filing of a request for three judges, the judge to whom the request
is presented shall immediately notify the Chief Justice of the Alabama...
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8-26B-16
Section 8-26B-16 Civil remedy. (a) An educational institution or student athlete may bring
an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or athlete is adversely
affected by an act or omission of the agent in violation of this chapter. An educational institution
or student athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent only if, because
of the act or omission, the institution or an individual who was a student athlete at the
time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution: (1) is suspended or disqualified
from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules
of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic
or intercollegiate sports; or (2) suffers financial damage. (b) A plaintiff that prevails
in an action under this section may recover actual damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's
fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any...
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27-17A-23
Section 27-17A-23 Civil actions; liability. The commissioner, the Attorney General, or any
person may bring a civil action against a person or company violating this chapter in the
appropriate court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his or her or
its principal place of business or in the county wherein the alleged violation occurred. Upon
adverse adjudication, the defendant shall be liable for actual damages caused by the violation.
The court, as provided by common law, may award punitive damages and may provide equitable
relief as it deems proper or necessary, including enjoining the defendant from further violation
of this chapter. (Act 2002-74, p. 221, §1; Act 2014-216, p. 653, §3.)...
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34-8B-9
Section 34-8B-9 Recovery by board of damages; liability of board members. (a) The board may
sue and be sued in its own name to recover actual or compensatory damages, including interest
and court costs, sustained as the result of disciplinary action taken against any licensee
or any other person who violates this chapter or rules promulgated hereunder. (b) All members
of the board shall be immune from civil liability while acting within the scope of their duties
as board members. (Act 2006-200, p. 289, §9; Act 2010-554, p. 1120, §3.)...
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45-17A-81.11
Section 45-17A-81.11 Court action to prevent improper changes; damages. The commission, or
Tuscumbia, shall be authorized to institute any appropriate action or proceeding in a court
of competent jurisdiction to prevent any change in the exterior of a building or structure
which is either an historic property or which is contained in an historic district, except
in compliance with the provisions of an ordinance adopted in conformity with this part, or
to prevent any illegal act or conduct with respect to such historic property, or historic
district, and to recover any damages which may have been cause by the violation of that ordinance.
(Act 89-958, p. 1887, §12.)...
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45-24A-32.02
Section 45-24A-32.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CIRCUIT COURT or COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. The Dallas County Circuit Court.
(2) CITY. The City of Selma, Alabama. (3) CIVIL PENALTY. The monetary amount assessed by the
city pursuant to this part for an adjudication of civil liability for a traffic signal violation,
including municipal court costs associated with the infraction. (4) CIVIL VIOLATION. There
is created a noncriminal category of state law called a civil violation created and existing
for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this part. The penalty for committing a
civil violation shall be the payment of a civil penalty, the enforceability of which shall
be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation created hereby
shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out in Section 45-24A-32.05,
and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil...
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45-37A-331.02
Section 45-37A-331.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Midfield, Alabama. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary
amount assessed by the city pursuant to this part for an adjudication of civil liability for
a traffic signal violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction.
(3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is hereby created a noncriminal category of state law called a
civil violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this
part. The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine,
the enforceability of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of
a civil violation created hereby shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of
proof as set out in Section 45-37A-331.05, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability
for a civil violation be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4) COUNTY....
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