(a) Each person who engages in any business activity for which a license is required by this article without having first obtained and subsequently retained a valid license shall be subject to the following civil penalties:

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

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-17-168.16

(1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation.
(2) For each subsequent violation, the amount shall be increased by the sum of the current violation plus prior violations.
(b) Civil penalties prescribed under this section shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner as the compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas tax.