1. (1) The Commission staff may, in response to a complaint from an outside party or upon its own initiative, develop a Formal Complaint charging a licensee or timeshare seller with any violation of Code of Ala. 1975, Chapter 27 of Title 34, or a Commission Rule or Regulation where there is probable cause to believe that such a violation occurred.

2. (2) A Formal Complaint drawn by the Commission shall include at least the following:

   1. (a) the name(s) of the party (or parties) against whom the complaint is being made;
   2. (b) the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the charge is made;
   3. (c) the type of license(s) held by the accused party (or parties) and the date each license was issued, and/or in the case of a charge of a violation by a timeshare developer or owner, the date the respective timesharing plan was registered;
   4. (d) the particular section(s) of the law and/or the specific rule or order alleged to have been violated; and
   5. (e) a brief description of the act(s) or omission(s) upon which each allegation of violation is made.

Author: Ronald Forehand

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-27-8, 34-27-37, 34-27-61, 34-27-62, 34-27-68.

History: Filed November 21, 1983. Amended: Filed July 24, 1984; August 15, 1985.