Code of Ala. § 8-19A-18
§ 8-19A-18. Violations of chapter; civil 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 therefrom, and upon the payment of the
settlement or stipulated amount to the Office of the Attorney General by the person in violation, the director
of the division may terminate the investigation or prosecution of any civil action or proposed action.
(d)
The division or the court may waive any civil penalty or other claims, or costs if the person has
previously made full restitution or reimbursement or has paid actual damages to the purchasers who have been
injured by the act or practice in violation of this chapter.
(e)
All amounts recovered and all monies paid under this chapter shall be deposited into the State General
Fund and are appropriated as received hereby to the Attorney General's Special Revenue Account for
implementing and enforcing this chapter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (e), one half of the licensing fee collected under
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of Section 8-19A-7 shall be remitted to the treasury of the county within
the State of Alabama in which the business is licensed.
