UPDATED: The A.G.'s bank account continues to grow

 

(UPDATE: And the Montgomery City Council is going to have to pay a $25k fine too. They have decided to rename Jeff Davis Avenue to Fred Gray Avenue. That's a violation of the same law)

     Add another $25k to the amount of money paid in fines by entities in the state that have  been found guilty of violating the Kay Ivey Confederate Monument Protection Law.

The AG reports:

"......... Madison County has paid the $25,000 owed to the State for removal of a historic monument in violation of the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. This finally resolves the Attorney General’s lawsuit against the County, filed in November of 2020."

Background: (From an Attorney Generals office news release):

 

On October 23, 2020, upon authorization of the Madison County Commission, the
historic monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers was removed from the grounds of
the Madison County Courthouse. The monument, which was originally erected in 1905
and was accidentally destroyed in 1966, was replaced with a replica in 1968.

Madison County was notified on October 27, 2020, of the Attorney General’s
determination that the monument’s relocation violated state law. Rather than
acknowledging a clear violation of the law and paying the associated penalty, the
County hired a private law firm to litigate a case in which there was no genuine legal
dispute. On September 30, 2021, the State received Madison County’s $25,000 penalty
payment for violating the Act.

The tally so far:

City of Birmingham: $25,000 x 2 (for separation violations in 2017 and 2020

City of Mobile: $25,000

City Anniston: $25,000

Lowndes County: $25,000

Madison County: $25,000

And the Montgomery City Council this week approved the name change of  Jefferson Davis Avenue.

Go HERE to read the background on that action, which will likely result in another $25,000 fine.