12-14-70
Section 12-14-70 Appeals to circuit courts from judgments of municipal courts and proceedings thereon. (a) All appeals from judgments of municipal courts shall be to the circuit court of the circuit in which the violation occurred for trial de novo. (b) The municipality may appeal within 60 days, without bond, from a judgment of the municipal court holding an ordinance invalid. (c) A defendant may appeal in any case within 14 days from the entry of judgment by filing notice of appeal and giving bond, with or without surety, approved by the court or the clerk in an amount not more than twice the amount of the fine and costs, as fixed by the court, or in the event no fine is levied the bond shall be in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00, as fixed by the court, conditioned upon the defendant's appearance before the circuit court. The municipal court may waive appearance bond upon satisfactory showing that the defendant is indigent or otherwise unable to provide a surety bond. If an appeal...
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15-20A-32
Section 15-20A-32 Juvenile sex offender - Requirements upon entering state. (a) A juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender, or equivalent thereto, who is not currently a resident of this state, shall immediately appear in person and register all required registration information upon establishing a residence, accepting employment or a volunteer position, or beginning school attendance in this state with local law enforcement in each county where the juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender resides or intends to reside, accepts employment or a volunteer position, or begins school attendance. (b) Within 30 days of initial registration, the juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender shall provide each registering agency with a certified copy of his or her sex offense adjudication; however, a juvenile sex offender or youthful offender sex offender shall be exempt under this subsection if the court of adjudication seals the records and refuses to...
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24-8-11
Section 24-8-11 Procedures for investigation; subpoenas. (a) In conducting an investigation, the office shall have access at all reasonable times to premises, records, documents, individuals, and other evidence or possible sources of evidence and may examine, record, and copy the materials and take and record the testimony or statements of persons as are reasonably necessary for the furtherance of the investigation, provided the office first complies with the constitutional provisions relating to unreasonable searches and seizures. The office may issue subpoenas to compel its access to or the production of the materials or the appearance of the persons and may issue interrogatories to a respondent, to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as would apply if the subpoenas or interrogatories were issued or served in aid of a civil action in court. The office may administer oaths. Any examination, recording, copying of materials, and the taking and recording of testimony or...
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36-25A-9
Section 36-25A-9 Enforcement; hearings; penalties and remedies. (a) This chapter is designed and intended to hold members of governmental bodies, and the bodies themselves, accountable to the public for violations of this chapter. Therefore, enforcement of this chapter, except a violation of Section 26-25A-3(a)(1), may be sought by civil action brought in the county where the governmental body's primary office is located by any media organization, any Alabama citizen impacted by the alleged violation to an extent which is greater than the impact on the pubic at large, the Attorney General, or the district attorney for the circuit in which the governmental body is located; provided, however, that no member of a governmental body may serve as a plaintiff in an action brought against another member of the same governmental body for an alleged violation of this chapter. The complaint shall be verified, shall state specifically the applicable ground or grounds for the complaint as set out...
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40-10-4
Section 40-10-4 Notice to taxpayer - Service generally. (a) On receiving such book, as speedily as practicable the judge of probate shall issue a notice addressed to each person against whom any unpaid taxes are assessed as shown by such book, substantially in the following form: "State of Alabama, (give name of county) county, to (give name of taxpayer): The tax collector has filed in my office a list of delinquent taxpayers, and of real estate upon which taxes are due. You are reported as delinquent, and your tax amounts to (here give amount of taxes) with costs added. This is to notify you to appear before the probate court of said county at the next term thereof, commencing on Monday, the _____ day of _____, 2__, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why a decree for the sale of property assessed for taxation as belonging to you should not be made for the payment of the taxes thereon and fees and costs. (Here probate judge's signature). Judge of probate." Such notice must...
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40-12-265
Section 40-12-265 Mutilation or alteration of tags; replacement tags; use of improper tags. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to mutilate or alter, for the purpose of deception, any motor vehicle tag, plate, or validation stamp or to use upon any motor vehicle any tags, plates, or validation stamps in imitation of or substitution for authorized issued tags, plates, or validation stamps. It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, police officers, state troopers, license inspectors, deputy license inspectors, and field agents of the Department of Revenue to arrest any person violating the provisions of this section, and upon conviction of any such person a fine of not less than $25 nor exceeding $100 shall be imposed for each offense. The license inspector shall receive a fee of $1.50 for making such arrest, which arrest fee shall be collected as a part of the costs in any such action before a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) In case the tag, plate, or validation stamp becomes so...
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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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11-52-32
Section 11-52-32 Approval or disapproval of plat generally; legal effect of approval; powers of planning commission as to subdivision zoning; approval or disapproval of plat in certain cities. (a) Except where the development of a subdivision within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal planning commission is regulated by the county commission pursuant to Section 11-52-30, the municipal planning commission shall approve or disapprove a plat within 30 days after the submission thereof to it; otherwise, the plat shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the municipal planning commission on demand; provided, however, that the applicant for the municipal planning commission's approval may waive this requirement and consent to an extension of such period. The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the municipal planning commission. Any plat submitted to the municipal planning commission shall contain the...
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27-10-52
Section 27-10-52 Service of process upon insurer; judgment by default. (a) Service of process upon an insurer pursuant to Section 27-10-51 shall be made by delivering to, and leaving with, the commissioner, or some person in apparent charge of his office, two copies thereof and the payment to him of such fees as may be prescribed by law. The commissioner shall forthwith mail by registered mail one of the copies of the process to the defendant at its last known principal place of business and shall keep a record of all process so served upon him. Such service of process is sufficient, provided notice of the service and a copy of the process are sent promptly after such service by the commissioner by registered mail to the defendant at its last known principal place of business and the defendant's receipt, or receipt issued by the post office with which the letter is registered, showing the name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the person to whom the letter is...
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27-24-2
Section 27-24-2 Sole surety - Corporations. Except as provided in Section 27-24-4, whenever any person or corporation is, or may be, required or permitted to execute bond or other undertaking, of whatsoever nature, with surety, or sureties, for the faithful discharge or performance of the duties of any state, county, municipal, precinct, township, district, or corporate office or position or of any position of public or private trust or employment for the faithful discharge or performance of any duty or for the doing or not doing of anything in such bond or undertaking specified or when any person or corporation is required or permitted to execute any bond or other undertaking, of whatsoever nature, with surety or sureties, in any judicial proceeding or as guardian, executor, administrator, receiver, assignee, or trustee, the court, officer, or person having authority or charged with the duty of approving such bond or undertaking may, if such bond or undertaking is otherwise...
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