34-3-62
Section 34-3-62 Procedure when amount of compensation disputed. Whenever any disagreement or controversy arises between an attorney-at-law and any other person respecting the amount of the compensation to which he or she is entitled by contract or otherwise and his or her retention of the same out of any funds in his or her hands, such attorney may by motion in the circuit court or court of like jurisdiction, of the county of his or her residence, of which such other person shall have notice, obtain an order of the court that a certain amount is due under such contract or would be reasonable compensation for his or her services; and, when such motion is made and order obtained, such attorney shall not be subject to prosecution, suspension, or removal under this chapter or other penalty therefor; but nothing herein contained shall affect or destroy any civil action to which any person would be entitled against such attorney respecting the same, or any criminal prosecution to which the...
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8-12A-2
Section 8-12A-2 Assertion of patent infringement in bad faith. (a) A person may not assert a claim of patent infringement in bad faith. (b) The Attorney General may investigate claims of patent infringement alleged to have been made in bad faith and may do both of the following: (1) Issue subpoenas to any person to appear and produce relevant papers, documents, and physical evidence, and administer an oath or affirmation to any person, in aid of any investigation or inquiry into possible violations of this chapter. Subpoenas shall be served in accordance with the appropriate Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon failure of a person without lawful excuse to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order compelling compliance. After an action is commenced, discovery may proceed in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Initiate a civil action in the name of the state, as necessary, to seek injunctive and any other...
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9-17-22
Section 9-17-22 Illegal oil, gas or product - Seizure, condemnation and sale. Apart from and in addition to any other remedy or procedure which may be available to the board or any penalty which may be sought against or imposed upon any person with respect to violations relating to illegal oil, illegal gas or illegal product, all illegal oil, illegal gas and illegal products shall, except under such circumstances as are stated in this section, be contraband, forfeited to the State of Alabama and shall be seized and sold and the proceeds applied as provided in this section. When any such seizure shall have been made, it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the state to institute at once condemnation proceedings in the circuit court of the county in which such property is seized by filing a complaint in the name of the state against the property seized, describing the same, or against the person or persons in possession of such illegal property, if known, to obtain a judgment...
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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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8-19-10
Section 8-19-10 Private right of action. (a) Any person who commits one or more of the acts or practices declared unlawful under this chapter and thereby causes monetary damage to a consumer, and any person who commits one or more of the acts or practices declared unlawful in subdivisions (19) and (20) of Section 8-19-5 and thereby causes monetary damage to another person, shall be liable to each consumer or other person for: (1) Any actual damages sustained by such consumer or person, or the sum of $100, whichever is greater; or (2) Up to three times any actual damages, in the court's discretion. In making its determination under this subsection, the court shall consider, among other relevant factors, the amount of actual damages awarded, the frequency of the unlawful acts or practices, the number of persons adversely affected thereby, and the extent to which the unlawful acts or practices were committed intentionally; and (3) In the case of any successful action or counterclaim to...
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13A-11-61.3
Section 13A-11-61.3 Regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each person subject to the state's jurisdiction and to ensure protection of the right to keep and bear arms recognized by the Constitutions of the State of Alabama and the United States. This section is to be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AMMUNITION. Fixed cartridge ammunition, shotgun shells, the individual components of fixed cartridge ammunition and shotgun shells, projectiles for muzzle-loading firearms, and any propellant used in firearms or ammunition. (2) EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY A STATUTE OF THIS STATE. The authority of...
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13A-5-53.1
Section 13A-5-53.1 Appeals of capital punishment. (a) Rule 32.2(c) of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure shall not apply to cases in which a criminal defendant is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, and files a petition for post-conviction relief under the grounds specified in Rule 32.1(a), (e), or (f) of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. (b) Post-conviction remedies sought pursuant to Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure in death penalty cases shall be pursued concurrently and simultaneously with the direct appeal of a case in which the death penalty was imposed. In all cases where the defendant is deemed indigent or as the trial judge deems appropriate, the trial court, within 30 days of the entry of the order pronouncing the defendant's death sentence, shall appoint the defendant a separate counsel for the purposes of post-conviction relief under this section. Appointed counsel shall be compensated pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 15;...
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2-19-135
Section 2-19-135 Failure to pay assessments. (a) A cotton grower who fails to pay, when due and upon reasonable notice, any assessment levied under this article, shall be subject to a per acre penalty as established in the board's regulations, in addition to the assessment. (b) A cotton grower who fails to pay all assessments, including penalties, within 30 days of notice of penalty, shall destroy any cotton plants growing on his acreage which is subject to the assessment. Any such cotton plants which are not destroyed shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, and said public nuisance may be abated in the same manner as any public nuisance. The commissioner, with approval of the Attorney General, and upon the relation of the Attorney General, may apply to the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the public nuisance is located to have said nuisance condemned and destroyed with all costs of destroying to be taxed against the grower. This injunctive relief shall be available to...
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27-25-9
Section 27-25-9 Violations; enforcement of chapter; penalties. (a) Each individual transaction which is in violation of this chapter or which does not otherwise conform to the requirements of this chapter shall be considered a violation. (b) This chapter shall be enforceable only by the commissioner and does not create any private cause of action or other private legal recourse. (c) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion and upon good cause shown, revoke the certificate of authority of a title agent, revoke the license issued to a title insurer, or impose a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter. No title insurer shall pay, directly or indirectly, any portion of a fine imposed on any agent of the title insurer. In addition, the commissioner may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation upon a finding that an agent or an...
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6-12-3
Section 6-12-3 Election between settlement and escrow fund. (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after June 9, 1999, shall do one of the following: (1) Become a participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in Section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement. (2) a. Place into a qualified escrow fund, by April 15 of the year following the year in question, the following amounts, as such amounts are adjusted for inflation: 1999: $.0094241 per unit sold after June 9, 1999; 2000: $.0104712 per unit sold; For each of 2001 and 2002: $.0136125 per unit sold; For each of 2003 through 2006: $.0167539 per unit sold; For each of 2007 and each year thereafter: $.0188482 per unit sold. b. A tobacco product manufacturer that places funds into escrow pursuant to...
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