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8-19-11
Section 8-19-11 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates the terms of an injunction or order
issued under this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per
violation and shall be adjudged in contempt. For the purpose of this section, any circuit
court issuing an injunction or order under this chapter shall retain jurisdiction, and in
such cases the Attorney General or the district attorney acting in the name of the state may
petition for recovery of such civil penalties. (b) Any person who is knowingly engaging in
or has knowingly engaged in any act or practice declared unlawful by Section 8-19-5 shall
forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 per violation upon petition by the
Attorney General or a district attorney acting in the name of the state to the circuit court
for the county in which the defendant resides, is doing business, or has his/her principal
place of business, or the county in which the unlawful act or practice was or is being...
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11-65-22
Section 11-65-22 Acquisition of interest in horse racing facility licensee or operator. (a)
A disqualified person may not acquire or hold an interest in a horse racing facility licensee
or an operator. A commission may require that a disqualified person dispose of its interest
in a horse racing facility licensee or an operator within a reasonable period of time provided
that (i) the commission shall determine at a hearing that the owner of such interest is a
disqualified person and (ii) the person who is alleged to be a disqualified person shall receive
notice of and an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Any person aggrieved by an action
of a commission pursuant to this section may appeal to the circuit court of the host county
pursuant to Section 11-65-12. (b) Any person desiring to acquire stock in, a partnership or
other ownership interest in, or to become an owner or member of, any entity which holds a
horse racing facility license or an operator's license hereunder who,...
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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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24-9-8
Section 24-9-8 Quiet title and foreclosure action. (a) The authority may initiate a quiet title
action under this section to quiet title to real property held by the authority or interests
in tax delinquent property held by the authority by recording with the office of the judge
of probate in the county in which the property subject to quiet title action is located a
notice of pending quiet title action. The notice shall include the name of the taxpayer whose
interest was affected by the tax sale; the name of any other party as revealed by a search
and examination of the title to the property who may claim an interest in the property; a
legal description of the property; the street address of the property if available; the name,
address, and telephone number of the authority; a statement that the property is subject to
the quiet title proceedings under Act 2013-249; and a statement that any legal interests in
the property may be extinguished by a circuit court order vesting title to...
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34-27-31
Section 34-27-31 Recovery Fund created; fees paid to fund; injured party's recovery from fund;
procedures, appeals, etc.; licensee to report any legal action taken against him or her. (a)
The commission shall establish and maintain a Recovery Fund from which an aggrieved party
may recover actual or compensatory damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained
only within the State of Alabama as a result of conduct of a broker or salesperson in violation
of Article 1 or 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission. (b) Notwithstanding
any other provision to the contrary, payments from the Recovery Fund are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: (1) The fund shall not be obligated for the acts or omissions
of a broker or salesperson while acting on his or her own behalf or on behalf of his or her
child, spouse, or parent regarding property in which he or she or his or her spouse, child,
or parent has, or is attempting to acquire, an interest;...
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6-3-8
Section 6-3-8 Venue of actions - Breach of official bond. (a) At the election of the Attorney
General, all actions of summary proceedings by or for the use of the state founded on breach
of the official bond of a state officer or a former state officer, of a tax collector or former
tax collector, of a judge of probate or former judge of probate, of a tax assessor or former
tax assessor, or clerk of the circuit court or former clerk of the circuit court may be commenced
in the circuit court of Montgomery County or in a court of the county in which any one of
the obligors in such bond may reside. (b) An action on the official bond executed by a sheriff
or any deputy sheriff may be commenced only in the county of residence of the principal or
in the county in which he resided at the time of the execution of the same; provided, that
if the act complained of was committed in some county other than the county in which he resided,
then such action may be commenced in the county where such act...
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6-5-155.2
Section 6-5-155.2 Who may file action to abate, enjoin, and prevent drug-related nuisance;
commencement of action. Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-related nuisance exists,
the Attorney General, district attorney, the attorney for the county or municipality, a person
residing in the county in which the property is located including a tenant of the property,
or any community-based organization, may file an action in the circuit courts of this state
to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-related nuisance. The actions shall be commenced by
the filing of a complaint in circuit court of the county in which the nuisance is situated
alleging the facts constituting the drug-related nuisance. (Acts 1996, No. 96-566, p. 849,
ยง3.)...
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2-17-30
Section 2-17-30 Jurisdiction and prosecution of injunctive proceedings under chapter or regulations
promulgated thereunder. The circuit courts of the several counties of this state are vested
with jurisdiction specifically to enforce and to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter
or any regulation promulgated under authority thereof by temporary restraining order or permanent
injunction or otherwise. Petitions for injunctive relief as authorized hereunder shall be
filed in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person who violates the provisions
of this chapter. Any action commenced hereunder based upon facts furnished by the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Industries or others having knowledge thereof may be brought in the name
of the State of Alabama upon the relation of the Attorney General and with his approval, and
such officer shall upon request be assisted by the district attorney or deputy district attorney
of the judicial circuit in which injunctive...
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6-5-149
Section 6-5-149 Precedence of action over other cases; evidence; dismissal of action; continuance;
costs; judgment. (a) The action, when commenced, shall have precedence over all other cases
except injunctions. (b) In such action, evidence of the general reputation of the place or
any admission or finding of guilt of any person under the original laws against prostitution,
lewdness, or assignation at any such place shall be admissible for the purpose of proving
the existence of said nuisance and shall be prima facie evidence of such nuisance, of knowledge
of and acquiescence and participation therein on the part of the person, or persons, charged
with maintaining such nuisance. (c) If the complaint is filed for the state by a citizen of
the county, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement of the plaintiff or his
personal representative or agent, and his attorney or of the officer filing the complaint,
setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed and the...
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8-31-5
Section 8-31-5 Penalties for violation of chapter; penalties collected remitted to State Treasurer;
suspension or revocation of license or certificate. (a) Upon an entry of judgement or decree
for a violation of this chapter, the court shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation with an aggregate total not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) for any 24-hour period. (b) All penalties collected under this
chapter shall be remitted by the circuit court to the State Treasurer and shall be credited
to the account of either the office of the Attorney General or the office of the district
attorney whichever initiated the action resulting in the imposition of such penalties. (c)
Upon a showing to the court by the office of the Attorney General or the office of the district
attorney that a person has engaged in continuous and willful violations of this chapter, the
court may suspend or revoke any license or certificate authorizing that...
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