(a) Any dealer, handler, processor, or other purchaser of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner or who fails or refuses to obtain a permit authorizing the purchase of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats in Alabama shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 and within the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six months. Any purchaser of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records which disclose his purchases of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats for the purpose of ascertaining accuracy of amounts deducted and remitted as required under this article shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as hereinabove provided.
Attorney's Note
Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|
| Violation | up to 30 days | up to $200 |
For details, see
Ala. Code § 13A-5-7Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-8-252
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
