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Current as of December 30, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or of any regulation issued hereunder shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each violation for each day that the violation persists. However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) for any related series of violations.
(b) Any civil penalty may be compromised by the commission. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the State of Alabama to the person charged, or may be recovered in a civil action brought by the commission in the circuit court of any county in which a violation exists.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 37. Public Utilities and Public Transportation § 37-4-87 - last updated December 30, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-37-public-utilities-and-public-transportation/al-code-sect-37-4-87/
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