Section 6-5-50 Who May Commence

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Alabama Code › Title 6 › Chapter 5 › Section 6-5-50

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When a penalty is imposed by a statute which does not provide a mode for the recovery, any citizen may commence an action for the same on behalf of himself and the county in which the penalty is incurred.

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