34-8-6
Section 34-8-6 Prohibited acts; penalties; cease and desist orders. (a) Any person, firm, or corporation not being duly authorized who shall engage in the business of general contracting in this state, except as provided for in this chapter, and any person, firm, or corporation presenting or attempting to file as its own the license certificate of another, or who shall give false or forged evidence of any kind to the board, or to any member thereof, in obtaining a certificate of license, or who falsely shall impersonate another, or who shall use an expired or revoked certificate of license shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law. Furthermore, any person including an owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or private awarding authority who considers a bid from anyone not properly licensed under this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall for each...
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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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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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8-31-5
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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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface of the ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the State of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as a priority use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the use of water for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the Office of Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3) The use of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state to realize the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in the future; (4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication of the water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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37-3-25
Section 37-3-25 Penalties for violations. (a) Any person knowingly and willfully violating any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, requirement or order thereunder or any term or condition of any certificate, permit or license for which a penalty is not otherwise herein provided shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $100.00 for the first offense and not more than $500.00 for any subsequent offense. Each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. (b) If any motor carrier or broker operates in violation of any provision of this chapter (except as to the reasonableness of rates, fares or charges and discriminatory character thereof), or any rule, regulation or requirement, or order thereunder, or of any term or condition of any certificate or permit, the commission or its duly authorized agency may apply to the circuit court of the State of Alabama for any county where such motor carrier or broker operates for the enforcement of such...
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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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25-8-59
Section 25-8-59 Penalties; notice of violation and opportunity to show cause; hearing. (a) Any employer who violates this chapter, or who fails or refuses to obey within a reasonable time any lawful order or direction given by the state officials charged with the enforcement of this chapter, and any parent, guardian, or custodian who suffers or permits a person under his or her care or control who is under 19 years of age to work in violation of this chapter, shall be subject to civil penalties in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter. (b) The department may impose a civil penalty of three hundred dollars ($300) upon the following determination: An employer has violated a statutory provision of Section 25-8-35(17), 25-8-36, 25-8-37, 25-8-38, 25-8-39, 25-8-40, 25-8-41, 25-8-44(a), 25-8-44(b), 25-8-45, 25-8-54, 25-8-57, 25-8-60, or 25-8-61. (c) The department may impose a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) upon the following...
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9-10B-23
Section 9-10B-23 Authority of Alabama Department of Environmental Management to implement and enforce rules and regulations. (a) In the event the commission adopts or promulgates any rules or regulations limiting or reducing the quantity of water available to a person holding a certificate of use, the implementation and enforcement of such rules and regulations shall be under the direction of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (b) The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Environmental Management Commission are hereby expressly authorized to perform the following duties and functions with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission: (1) To receive copies of all reports or other documents submitted to the Office of Water Resources by holders of certificates of use within a capacity stress area; (2) Acting through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, to issue an order...
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40-18-445
Section 40-18-445 (Effective for tax returns due on or after January 1, 2018) Enforcement. (a) The department may investigate the actions of any income tax return preparer filing Alabama income tax returns and may bar or suspend an income tax return preparer from filing returns with the department for good cause, subject to the appeal rights under Chapter 2A of this title. (b) In addition to all other penalties provided by law, any person violating this act by failing to provide his or her PTIN shall pay a civil penalty to the department in the amount of $50 per offense, but not to exceed $25,000 per calendar year; however, no penalty shall be imposed if the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, as determined by the department. (Act 2017-363, ยง6.)...
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