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2018 Code of Alabama
Title 26 - INFANTS AND INCOMPETENTS.
Chapter 23G - ALABAMA UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT.
Section 26-23G-6 - Attorney fees.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 26-23G-6 (2018)
Section 26-23G-6Attorney fees.
(a) If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action described in Section 26-23G-4 or Section 26-23G-5, the court shall also render judgment for reasonable attorney fees in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant.
(b) If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant in an action described in Section 26-23G-4 or Section 26-23G-5, and the court finds that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall render judgment for reasonable attorney fees in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff.
(c) No attorney fees may be assessed against the woman upon whom an abortion was performed or attempted to be performed except in accordance with subsection (b).
(Act 2016-397, §6.)
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