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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33-4A-27
Section 33-4A-27 Suspension or revocation of license - Notice; hearing. For any violation by any bar pilot of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules established by the commission under the authority conferred upon the commission by this chapter, or under any authority which may be hereafter conferred upon the commission, the commission may suspend or revoke the license or branch of a bar pilot so violating the law or rules of the commission. The secretary of the commission shall notify the bar pilot in writing of the specific charge preferred against him or her, specifying with reasonable certainty the law or rule or regulation violated, the manner in which the same was violated, and the time and place of the offense, and, by direction of the commission, shall fix the time for hearing of the charges not less than five nor more than 30 days from the date of the notice. At the time and place set forth in the notice, the bar pilot may appear in person or by counsel,...
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34-9-46
Section 34-9-46 Subpoenas and testimony. In all matters pending before it, the board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, and records, documentary evidence and materials or other evidence. Any person failing or refusing to appear or testify regarding any matter about which he or she may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documentary evidence, or materials or other evidence in the matter to be heard, after having been required by order of the board or by a subpoena of the board to do so, may, upon application by the board to any circuit judge of the State of Alabama, be ordered to comply therewith; and, upon failure to comply with the order of the circuit judge, the court may compel obedience by attachment as for contempt as in case of disobedience of a similar order or subpoena issued by the court. The president, in a writing filed with the board, may designate and...
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40-2-20
Section 40-2-20 Witnesses - Incriminating testimony; perjury. No witness shall be excused from attending or testifying or from producing books, papers, records, accounts, and other documents before the department or in obedience to the subpoena issued by or in the name of the department on the ground or for the reason that the testimony, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the commission or in obedience to its subpoena, but no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. (Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §137.)...
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41-5A-14
Section 41-5A-14 Subpoenas. (a) The chief examiner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers necessary as evidence in connection with a dispute, claim, examination, audit, or the administration of this chapter. (b) In case a person refuses to comply with a subpoena, the chief examiner may invoke the aid of any circuit court with jurisdiction in order that the testimony or evidence be produced. Upon proper showing, the court shall issue a subpoena or order requiring the person to appear before the chief examiner or his or her representative and produce all evidence and give all testimony relating to the matter at issue. (c) A person failing to comply with an order may be punished by the court for contempt. (Act 2018-129, §1.)...
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5-25-9
Section 5-25-9 Maintenance and examination of records, etc. (a) Any person required to be licensed under this chapter shall maintain in its offices or such other location as the department shall permit the books, accounts, and records as the department may reasonably require in order to determine whether the person is complying with this chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. These books, accounts, and records shall be maintained apart and separate from any other business in which the person is involved. (b) The department may, by its designated officers and employees, as often as it deems necessary, but at least once every 24 months, investigate and examine the affairs, business, premises, and records of any person required to be licensed under this chapter insofar as they pertain to any business for which a license is required by this chapter. (c) The department, at its discretion, may: (1) Cause an examination to be made at the licensee's place of...
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8-7A-15
Section 8-7A-15 Suspension and revocation. (a) The commission, by order, may suspend or revoke a license or order a licensee to revoke the designation of an authorized delegate, with or without prior notice, if the commission finds that such an order is in the best interest of the public, and any of the following circumstances exist: (1) The licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. (2) The licensee, or any authorized delegate, does not cooperate with an examination or investigation by the commission. (3) The licensee, or any authorized delegate, engaged in fraud, intentional misrepresentation, or gross negligence. (4) An authorized delegate is convicted of a violation of a state or federal anti-money laundering statute, or willfully violates a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter. (5) The competence, experience, character, or general fitness of the licensee, authorized delegate, or a control person of a...
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2-21-31
Section 2-21-31 Penalties for violations of chapter or rules and regulations; injunctive relief; warning notices. (a) Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under this chapter or who shall sell or offer for sale or distribute for sale any commercial feed in violation of the requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense. Fines paid for such violations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (b) Injunctive relief. In addition to the penalty provided hereunder, the commissioner may apply by petition or complaint to the circuit court, and such court, or any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both,...
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22-28-22
Section 22-28-22 Proceedings upon violation of chapter; penalties; subpoenas; injunctions. (a) Any person who knowingly violates or fails or refuses to obey or comply with this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, or knowingly submits any false information under this chapter, or any rule or regulation thereunder, including knowingly making a false material statement, representation, or certification, or knowingly rendering inaccurate a monitoring device or method, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the violation and an additional penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day thereafter during which the violation continues and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than one year. (b) Any local air pollution control program operating pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 22-28-23 may enforce violations of the local air pollution control program and its rules and...
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27-29-9
Section 27-29-9 Injunctions; prohibitions against voting securities; sequestration of voting securities. (a) Injunctions. Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any insurer or any director, officer, employee, or agent thereof has committed, or is about to commit, a violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the commissioner under this chapter, the commissioner may apply to the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the insurer is located or if such insurer has no such office in this state, then to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for an order enjoining such insurer or such director, officer, employee, or agent thereof from violating, or continuing to violate, this chapter or any such rule, regulation, or order and for such other equitable relief as the nature of the case and the interests of the insurer's policyholders, creditors, and shareholders or the public may require. (b) Voting of securities; when prohibited. No...
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