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8-31-5
Section 8-31-5 Penalties for violation of chapter; penalties collected remitted to State Treasurer;
suspension or revocation of license or certificate. (a) Upon an entry of judgement or decree
for a violation of this chapter, the court shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation with an aggregate total not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) for any 24-hour period. (b) All penalties collected under this
chapter shall be remitted by the circuit court to the State Treasurer and shall be credited
to the account of either the office of the Attorney General or the office of the district
attorney whichever initiated the action resulting in the imposition of such penalties. (c)
Upon a showing to the court by the office of the Attorney General or the office of the district
attorney that a person has engaged in continuous and willful violations of this chapter, the
court may suspend or revoke any license or certificate authorizing that...
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8-19A-18
Section 8-19A-18 Civil penalties; recovery of penalties. (a) Any person who engages in any
act or practices that violate this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of up to ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for each violation. (b) The civil penalty may be recovered by any of the
following: (1) Civil action against the person engaging in the violative act or practice.
(2) Agreement and settlement of a civil action filed by stipulation of terms by the person
engaging in the violative act or practice and the director of the division by authority of
the Attorney General, and by payment of any agreed upon amount by the person against whom
the claim was filed. (3) The settlement of a claim against a person for violation of this
chapter before civil action is filed by agreement upon terms and by the payment of any settlement
amount agreed upon by the person and the director of the division by authority of the Attorney
General. (c) Upon ceasing the violative act or practice and agreeing to desist...
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13A-9-71
Section 13A-9-71 Registration of charitable organizations, professional fund raisers, and commercial
co-venturers, and professional solicitors; notification of changes; exempt persons; annual
report; prohibition against fund raising by unregistered person; contracts between professional
fund raisers and commercial co-venturers; appointment of Secretary of State as agent for service
of process; use of name of charitable organization without consent; disclosure by solicitors;
violations and penalties; injunctive relief. (a) Every charitable organization, except those
granted an exemption in subsection (f), which is physically located in this state, intends
to solicit contributions in or from this state, or to have contributions solicited in this
state, on its behalf, by other charitable organizations, paid solicitors, or commercial co-venturers
in or from this state shall, prior to any solicitation, file a registration statement with
the Attorney General upon a form prescribed by the...
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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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8-22-16
Section 8-22-16 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation for each offense. Any such
person shall also be liable for attorney fees and shall be subject to injunctive relief. Each
day that a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered as a separate violation. (b)
The penalty may be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General,
or by any district attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction. If brought by a district
attorney, 30 percent of the penalty shall be paid to the office of the district attorney which
brought the action and 70 percent of the penalty shall be paid to the treasury of the county
in which the judgment was entered. If brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty
shall be paid to the treasury of the county where the action was brought and one-half shall
be paid to the State Treasury. (Acts 1984, No. 84-260, p. 433,...
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8-38-9
Section 8-38-9 Violations of notification requirements. (a) A violation of the notification
provisions of this chapter is an unlawful trade practice under the Alabama Deceptive Trade
Practices Act, Chapter 19 of this title, but does not constitute a criminal offense under
Section 8-19-12. The Attorney General shall have the exclusive authority to bring an action
for civil penalties under this chapter. (1) A violation of this chapter does not establish
a private cause of action under Section 8-19-10. Nothing in this chapter may otherwise be
construed to affect any right a person may have at common law, by statute, or otherwise. (2)
Any covered entity or third-party agent who is knowingly engaging in or has knowingly engaged
in a violation of the notification provisions of this chapter is subject to the penalty provisions
set out in Section 8-19-11. For the purposes of this chapter, knowingly shall mean willfully
or with reckless disregard in failing to comply with the notice...
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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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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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36-25-27
Section 36-25-27 Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations
period. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided, any person subject to this chapter who intentionally
violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which a separate penalty is provided
for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony. (2) Any person
subject to this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which
a separate penalty is provided for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any person subject to this chapter who knowingly violates any disclosure
requirement of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (4)
Any person who knowingly makes or transmits a false report or complaint pursuant to this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be liable for the actual
legal expenses incurred by the respondent against whom the...
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11-3A-3
Section 11-3A-3 Adoption procedures for ordinances; administrative fees; penalties. (a) Following
the notice requirements set out in subsection (b), the county commission, by majority vote,
may adopt ordinances for the implementation and enforcement of the powers set out in Section
11-3A-2. The county commission, in its discretion, may hold a separate public hearing on the
adoption of the proposed ordinances except the vote on approval of a proposed ordinance shall
be taken only at a regularly scheduled county commission meeting and only following notice
as set out in subsection (b). The style of all ordinances shall be, "Be it ordained by
the ___ County Commission as follows:" inserting the name of the county as the case may
be. All ordinances adopted by the county commission pursuant to this chapter shall be kept
in a separate book maintained in the county commission office and on a county maintained website
if one is available, and shall be available at all times for public...
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