{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-167","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-44E-167","heading":"Penalties for Violations of This Chapter; Disqualification of Candidate.","body":"Any person willfully violating any provisions of this chapter relating to the mayor/commission/city manager form of government for which penalties have not otherwise been prescribed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 or may be sentenced to hard labor for the county for a term not to exceed six months, or both. Furthermore, any candidate for the office of commissioner or mayor, shall be disqualified from holding municipal office for a period of four years from such conviction.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 44E Adoption of Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.","Article 9 Code of Conduct and Penalties for Violations of This Chapter."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-44E-167","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"95d9f1c2707e735051f1e0465e03775c237a7b867acb291fbfa4116739737781","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-166","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}