(a) If any transportation company doing business in this state or its agents or employees are guilty of making or demanding or receiving any charge for the transportation of persons or property, or for any service pertaining to or connected therewith, in excess of that prescribed by the Public Service Commission as by this chapter authorized, and after due notice of such violation given to the president or managing officer or any superintendent thereof in this state, and if ample and full recompense for the wrong or injury thereby to any person, firm, company, or corporation shall not be made within 60 days from the time of such notice, such transportation company shall forfeit for each offense the sum of not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00, to be fixed by the court.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-2-17

  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) An action for the recovery of the penalty shall be in any circuit court in any county in this state where such violation has occurred or wrong has been perpetrated, and it shall be in the name of the State of Alabama. The commission may order the institution of such action by the Attorney General or the district attorney in the circuit in which the wrong is perpetrated, or such other attorney-at-law as may be appointed, on the complaint or request of the person aggrieved.
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