2006 Alabama Code - Section 17-22A-22 — Penalties; venue; time for prosecution.

(a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter other than Section 17-22A-7 or a reporting requirement under Sections 17-22A-4, 17-22A-5, and 17-22A-8 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.

(b) A person who violates any reporting requirement of Sections 17-22A-4, 17-22A-5, and 17-22A-8 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or an amount not to exceed double the amount or value of the contributions or expenditures not reported, whichever is greater, or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this subsection shall not apply to contributions received or to expenditures made before the effective date of this chapter.

(c) Any person who intentionally violates Section 17-22A-7 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony.

(d) The Attorney General may prosecute for violations of this chapter. Venue for cases involving violations of this chapter shall be in the county in which the alleged violator resides. No prosecution for violation of this chapter shall be commenced later than two years after the date of violation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a prosecution brought pursuant to Section 17-22A-7 shall be commenced within four years after the commission of the offense. Additionally, a prosecution brought pursuant to this section shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General or the district attorney for the appropriate jurisdiction, and the venue for any action pursuant to this section shall be in the county in which the alleged violation occurred, or in those cases where the violation or violations occurred outside the State of Alabama, in Montgomery County.

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §22; Acts 1997, No. 97-651, p. 1217, §1.)