Ala. Code § 1-1-6
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Section 1-1-6 Certain Acts or Omissions Not Public Offenses
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Acts or omissions to which a pecuniary penalty is attached, recoverable by action by a person for his own use, or for the use, in whole or in part, of the state, or of a county or municipal corporation, are not public offenses within the meaning of this Code.
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