Change log

AL penalty: risk class unclassified → felony; grade quote added; grade source url none → https://www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/File-Consumer-Alabama-Charitable-Code.pdf; grade source cite none → Ala. Code § 13A-9-71(q)

AL penalty: risk class civil → unclassified

AL penalty: source quote replaced

AL penalty: mechanism $5,000 civil penalty per violation + registration cancellation (15-day cure) → Civil penalty up to $5,000 + registration cancellation (15-day notice); knowing violation: Class A misdemeanor, Class C felony on a later conviction; description Alabama Attorney General can pursue civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation under Ala. Code §13A-9-71. Enforcement is primarily CIVIL (not criminal in registration statute itself). Cancellation procedure: AG issues notice, organization has 15-day cure period; uncured violations result in registration cancellation and may proceed to court for civil penalty. Plus AG may petition court for injunctive relief. → Ala. Code § 13A-9-71: a charitable organization or person that fails to register, or to stop soliciting when required, forfeits and pays a civil penalty of up to $5,000 on petition by the Attorney General or a district attorney. The Attorney General cancels the registration of an organization that misses its annual report, with 15 days' notice (§ 13A-9-71(g)(1)). A knowing violation of the section is charitable fraud: a Class A misdemeanor on first conviction and a Class C felony on a later one (§ 13A-9-71(q)).; short label Alabama ($5,000 civil per violation + registration cancellation) → Alabama (civil penalty up to $5,000 + registration cancellation); source url https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-9/article-3/section-13a-9-71/ → https://www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/File-Consumer-Alabama-Charitable-Code.pdf; criminal scope none → both