Alabama Statutes
§ 37-1-65 — Actions to Enforce Penalties or Forfeitures
Alabama·Title 37 Public Utilities and Public Transportation·Ch. 1 Public Service Commission·Art. 2 Powers and Duties Generally·Div. 1 General Provisions
Unless otherwise in this title provided, all actions to enforce penalties or forfeitures under this title shall be brought in the name of the State of Alabama in a court of competent jurisdiction in Montgomery County, Alabama. Whenever any utility is subject to a penalty or forfeiture under this title, the commission shall certify the facts to the Attorney General, who shall institute and prosecute an action for recovery of such penalty; provided, the commission may compromise such action and dismiss the same on such terms as the court will approve. All penalties and forfeitures recovered by the state in such actions shall be paid into the treasury to the credit of the general fund.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1920, No. 37, p. 38; Code 1923, §§9755, 9756, 9819; Code 1940, T. 48, §51.)
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Commission Established§ 37-1-100
Effective Date of Orders§ 37-1-101
Modification of Orders§ 37-1-102
Record of Proceedings§ 37-1-105
Rehearing§ 37-1-122
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