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§ 6-5-50 — Who May Commence

Alabama·Title 6 Civil Practice·Ch. 5 Actions·Art. 4 Actions for Statutory Penalties
When a penalty is imposed by a statute which does not provide a mode for the recovery, any citizen may commence an action for the same on behalf of himself and the county in which the penalty is incurred.

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Leonard v. Terminix Intern. Co., LP
854 So. 2d 529 (Supreme Court of Alabama, 2003)
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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §2155; Code 1867, §2533; Code 1876, §2918; Code 1886, §2576; Code 1896, §15; Code 1907, §2474; Code 1923, §5683; Code 1940, T. 7, §99.)

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