6-5-272
Section 6-5-272 Conviction or plea of guilty not prerequisite to suit; letter of demand for remittance. (a) A conviction or a plea of guilty to the criminal offense of theft of property as defined in Title 13A, Chapter 8, is not a prerequisite to the bringing of a civil suit, obtaining a judgment, or collecting that judgment under this article. (b) The fact that a merchant may bring a civil action against an individual as provided in this article shall not limit the right of the merchant to demand, in writing as set out in subsection (c) below, that a person who is liable for damages and penalties under this article remit the damages and penalties prior to the consideration of the commencement of any legal action. (c) The demand letter must be prepared and include the following: On (insert date), you were apprehended for taking possession of, without paying for, merchandise belonging to (name of retailer/merchant). Under Alabama statute, a retailer/merchant is granted a civil cause of...
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8-15-4
Section 8-15-4 Permit - False statements in application. Any person making a false material statement in an application filed under this chapter to secure a permit to operate a public warehouse shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now provided by law for the commission of such offense. (Ag. Code 1927, §407; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Acts 1939, No. 443, p. 586; Code 1940, T. 2, §586.)...
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13A-10-7
Section 13A-10-7 Compounding. (a) A person commits the crime of compounding if he gives or offers to give, or accepts or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit or other thing of value in consideration for: (1) Refraining from seeking prosecution of a crime; or (2) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to the crime. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the pecuniary benefit did not exceed an amount which the actor reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the offense. The burden of injecting this defense is on the defendant. (c) Compounding is a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4530.)...
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2-28-11
Section 2-28-11 Penalties for violations of provisions of chapter or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder; injunctive proceedings to restrain performance, etc., of professional work or services without permit. (a) Penalties. Any person who engages in professional work or services as defined in this chapter or any person who solicits such work through advertising or in any other manner without having a permit as required by said chapter or any person who violates any of the provisions or requirements of this chapter or any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated as authorized under said chapter by failure to comply with any of the requirements or rules and regulations of said chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 and, within the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months. Fines paid for such violations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the...
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23-5-14
Section 23-5-14 Violation of rules, etc., enacted by county commission relative to public roads, etc., of county. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any rule, regulation or law which has heretofore been adopted or promulgated or which may hereafter be adopted or promulgated by the county commission of any county, under the authority conferred by law, relating to the use, control, care, operation or maintenance of the public roads, bridges or ferries of said county; and any person, firm or corporation violating the same shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.00 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §62.)...
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36-19-44
Section 36-19-44 Penalties; good faith compliance exception. Any person violating the provisions of subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 36-19-43 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00. It shall not be considered a violation of this article if an insurer in good faith, believes it has done everything required of it under this article. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §5.)...
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36-26-2
Section 36-26-2 Definitions. The following terms wherever used in this article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context plainly indicates a contrary meaning: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The officer, board, commission, person or group of persons having the power to make appointments to offices or positions of trust or employment in the state service. (2) BOARD. The State Personnel Board. (3) CLASSIFIED SERVICE. All offices or positions of trust or employment in the state service now or hereafter created except those placed in the unclassified service or exempt service by this article. (4) DIRECTOR. The State Director of Personnel. (5) EMPLOYMENT REGISTER. A record containing the names of those persons who have successfully competed in tests, have been ranked in order of their final earned average from highest to lowest and are considered qualified to hold a position in the class for which the test was held. (6) INMATE HELP. Persons...
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37-2-44
Section 37-2-44 Rights of action not waived; penalties cumulative. This chapter shall not release or waive any right of action by the state, the commission or by any body politic, municipal corporation, person or corporation for any right or penalty which may have arisen or accrued or may hereafter arise or accrue under any law of this state. All penalties accruing under this chapter shall be cumulative of each other, and an action for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to or affect the recovery of any other penalty or be a bar to any criminal prosecution against any transportation company, or any officer, director, agent, or employee thereof, or any other corporation or person. (Acts 1920, No. 42, p. 92; Code 1923, §9728; Code 1940, T. 48, §161.)...
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40-19-14
Section 40-19-14 Penalty for violations. Every motor carrier and every officer, agent, or employee of any such motor carrier and every other person who violates or causes or aids or abets any violation of any provision of this chapter or order, rule, or regulation of the Department of Revenue or of the Alabama Public Service Commission under the provisions of this chapter, or who knowingly makes any false or erroneous statement, report, or representation to the Alabama Public Service Commission or to the Department of Revenue, with respect to any matter placed under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission or the Department of Revenue by this chapter, or who shall knowingly make any false entry in the accounts or records required to be kept pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter, or who shall knowingly fail to keep, or who shall knowingly destroy or mutilate any such accounts or records shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the...
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40-29-112
Section 40-29-112 Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax. Any person required under this title to pay any estimated tax or tax, or required by this title or by regulations made under authority thereof to make a return (other than a return required under Section 40-18-82), keep any records, or supply any information, who willfully fails to pay such estimated tax or tax, make such return, keep such records, or supply such information, at the time or times required by law or regulations, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $25,000 ($100,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. In the case of any person with respect to whom there is a failure to pay any estimated tax, this section shall not apply to such person with respect to such failure if there is no addition to tax under...
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