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13A-8-199
Section 13A-8-199 Civil action for violation of chapter. (a) In addition to any other remedies
provided by law, a victim who has suffered loss as a result of a criminal violation of this
article may bring an action in his or her county of residence or any county in which any part
of the crime took place, regardless of whether the defendant who committed the criminal violation
was ever actually present in that county, against the defendant to recover the following:
(1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each incident, or three times the actual damages, whichever
is greater. (2) Reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (b) The statute of limitations
for cases under this section shall be seven years from the earlier of the date of discovery
of the offense or the date when the offense reasonably should have been discovered. (Act 2001-312,
p. 399, §10; Act 2006-148, p. 218, §1.)...
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27-12A-24
Section 27-12A-24 Other law enforcement or regulatory authority. This chapter shall not be
construed to do any of the following: (1) Preempt the authority or relieve other law enforcement
or regulatory agencies of the duty to investigate, examine, and prosecute suspected violations
of law. (2) Prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing information concerning
insurance fraud to a law enforcement or regulatory agency other than the unit. (3) Limit the
powers granted by law to the Attorney General, the commissioner, the department, or the unit
to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action against
wrongdoers. (4) Create a private cause of action. (Act 2012-429, p. 1170, §2.)...
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27-30-11
Section 27-30-11 Certificate of authority - Suspension or revocation - Grounds. (a) The commissioner
shall suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of a mutual aid association if he finds,
upon examination or other evidence, that any one or more of the following grounds exist: (1)
For any cause for which he could have refused to issue the certificate of authority under
this chapter had it then existed and been known to the commissioner; (2) If the association
is in unsound condition or is in such condition or is using such methods and practices in
the conduct of its business as to render its further transactions of insurance in this state
hazardous to its members, policyholders, dependents, beneficiaries, or to the public; (3)
If the association has refused to be examined or to produce its accounts, records, and files
for examination or if any of its officers or agents have refused to perform any legal obligation
relative thereto or have willfully refused to give information with...
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27-34-50
Section 27-34-50 Actions to enjoin or in quo warranto; liquidation; receivership. (a) When
the commissioner upon investigation finds that a domestic society: (1) Has exceeded its powers;
or (2) Has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter; or (3) Is not fulfilling its
contracts in good faith; or (4) Has a membership of less than 400 after an existence of one
year or more; or (5) Is conducting business fraudulently or in a manner hazardous to its members,
creditors, the public or the business, he shall notify the society of his findings, state
in writing the reasons for his dissatisfaction and require the society to show cause on a
date named why it should not be enjoined from carrying on any business until the violation
complained of shall have been corrected or why an action in quo warranto should not be commenced
against the society. (b) If on such date the society does not present good and sufficient
reasons why it should not be so enjoined or why such action should not...
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34-1A-7
Section 34-1A-7 Licenses - Required. (a) Effective January 1, 1998, it shall be unlawful for
any person or business entity to engage in a business regulated by this chapter in this state
without a current valid license or in violation of this chapter and applicable rules and regulations
of the board. (b) Effective January 1, 1998, it shall be unlawful for a person or business
entity not licensed under this chapter to advertise or hold out to the public that he or she
is a licensee of the board. (c) Any person or business entity who violates this chapter or
any order, rule, or regulation of the board shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and
for each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law. (d)
Effective January 1, 1998, it shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor to willfully or intentionally
do any of the following: (1) Obliterate the serial number on an alarm system for the purpose
of falsifying service reports. (2) Knowingly and deliberately...
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34-22-6
Section 34-22-6 Violations; penalties; assistance in prosecutions; costs and attorney fees;
venue. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any of the following: (1) Practice
optometry in this state without having a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired license certificate
and annual renewal registration certificate as an optometrist. (2) Use or attempt to use as
his or her own a diploma of an optometric school or college or a license of another person,
or a forged diploma or license, or any forged or false identification. (3) Sell or offer to
sell a diploma conferring an optometric degree or a license granted pursuant to this chapter
or prior optometric practice laws, or to procure each diploma or license with intent that
it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice optometry by a person other than the
one upon whom it was conferred or to whom the license was granted, or with fraudulent intent
to alter the diploma or license or to use or attempt to use it when it is so...
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35-8A-316
Section 35-8A-316 Lien for assessments. (a) The association has a lien on a unit for any assessment
and any other moneys due the association for special assessments or services or charges, such
as water or repairs, levied against that unit or fines imposed against its unit owner from
the time the assessment or fine becomes due. The association's lien may be foreclosed in like
manner as a mortgage on real estate provided the declaration is in conformity with Article
1A of Chapter 10 of this title and subject to the rights under Article 14A of Chapter 5 of
Title 6. The association shall send reasonable advance notice of its proposed action to the
unit owner and all lienholders of record of the unit. Unless the declaration otherwise provides,
fees, charges, late charges, fines, and interest charged pursuant to Section 35-8A-302(a)(10),
(11), and (12) are enforceable as assessments under this section. If an assessment is payable
in installments, the full amount of the assessment is a lien...
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41-16-72
Section 41-16-72 Procurement of professional services. Any other provision of law notwithstanding,
the procurement of professional services by any agency, department, board, bureau, commission,
authority, public corporation, or instrumentality of the State of Alabama shall be conducted
through the following selection process: (1)a. Except as otherwise provided herein, attorneys
retained to represent the state in litigation shall be appointed by the Attorney General in
consultation with the Governor from a listing of attorneys maintained by the Attorney General.
All attorneys interested in representing the State of Alabama may apply and shall be included
on the listing. The selection of the attorney or law firm shall be based upon the level of
skill, experience, and expertise required in the litigation and the fees charged by the attorney
or law firm shall be taken into consideration so that the State of Alabama receives the best
representation for the funds paid. Fees shall be...
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5-19-19
Section 5-19-19 Liabilities of creditor making excess finance charge; failure to obtain license;
damages for deliberate violation or reckless disregard; written notice of violations; oral
statements not admissible; fiduciary duty not created. (a)(1)(i) Any creditor charging a finance
charge in excess of the amount authorized herein, except as specified in subdivision (2),
shall forfeit debtor's actual economic damages not to exceed the finance charge, and shall
refund to the debtor such amount of the actual economic damages, which may be done by reducing
the amount of the debtor's obligation. If the debtor is entitled to a refund and the creditor
refuses to refund within a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days, after written demand, including
the filing of a legal action, the debtor shall recover a penalty of five times the amount
of the actual economic damages not to exceed the finance charge, but in any event not less
than one hundred dollars ($100). Provided, however, as to any...
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8-13-4
Section 8-13-4 License - Bond required of applicant. (a) Every applicant for a going out of
business sale or distress merchandise sale license shall execute and file with the probate
judge to whom the application is made a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $2,500 or five
percent of the wholesale value of the inventory as set forth in the application, whichever
is greater, with two or more sureties thereon, approved by said probate judge or with the
surety thereon a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama, which bond
in any event shall be approved by said probate judge, payable to the State of Alabama, and
shall be conditioned upon faithful observance of all the conditions of this chapter and shall
also indemnify any purchaser at such sale who suffers any loss by reason of misrepresentation
in said sale. (b) Such bond shall continue in effect for one year after the termination of
the sale for which it is made. (c) The licensee shall notify the probate judge...
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