(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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 4 - Public Utilities Other Than Transportation Companies or Motor Vehicle Carriers.
Article 3 - Gas Pipeline Systems.
Section 37-4-80 - Definitions.
Section 37-4-81 - Compliance With Federal Minimum Safety Standards.
Section 37-4-82 - Powers of Commission - Generally.
Section 37-4-83 - Powers of Commission - Promulgation of Rules; Requiring Records; Inspections.
Section 37-4-84 - Powers of Commission - Employment of Personnel.
Section 37-4-85 - Powers of Commission - Limitations.