Alabama Code 44-1-10. Penalties; enforcement of chapter

(a) Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be penalized or punished as follows:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
Violation	up to 30 days	up to $200

For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 44-1-10

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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
United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

(1) Any person, partnership, corporation or association that violates the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated under the authority delegated to the youth services board or to the state youth services director, after notice of such violation served upon such person, partnership, corporation or association by United States registered or certified mail to the last known address thereof, shall be liable to pay to the department of youth services a penalty of $50.00 per day for each day such violation continues after receipt of such notice.

(2) Any person, group of persons, association or corporation who

a. Conducts, operates or acts as a foster care facility or detention facility without a license or an approval to do so in violation of the provisions of this chapter;

b. Makes materially false statements in order to obtain a license or permit;

c. Fails to keep the records and make the reports provided under this chapter;

d. Advertises any service not authorized by license or permit held;

e. Publishes any advertisement in violation of this chapter; or

f. Violates any other provision of this chapter or any reasonable rule or regulation adopted and published by the department for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or be imprisoned in the county jail not longer than one year, or both; and, in case of an association or corporation, imprisonment may be imposed upon its officers who knowingly participated in the violation.

(3) Any person who shall allow, assist, aid or abet in the escape of any juvenile confined by court action or pursuant to the authority of the board or department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail in the county in which such act shall occur at hard labor for the said county for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment as the court may decide.

(4) Any member of the legislature, any member of the board, any employee of the department or any holder of any office of the state who takes any contract for work or services for the board, the department or any of their agencies, or is employed in any way under such contract or sells any goods or supplies to the board, the department or any of their agencies, or is in any way pecuniarily interested in any such contract or sale as principal or agent must, on conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and also shall forfeit his office or employment.

(b) It shall be the duty of every district attorney or assistant district attorney to institute action for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or prosecute action for the violation of the provisions of this chapter, or both.

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