No officer or employee of the commission performing any function or duty under this article, shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in underground or surface coal mining operations. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall relinquish his commission seat.
Ala. Code § 9-16-76
Conflict of Interest; Penalty.
Known as the The Alabama Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 9-16-100 to 9-16-99 (38 sections).
(Acts 1981, No. 81-435, p. 682, §7.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.