Alabama Code 37-9-31. Penalties
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Attorney's Note
Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| Violation | up to 30 days | up to $200 |
Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-9-31
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Every person, including any officer, agent or employee of a corporation, who violates, procures, aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any order, decision or regulation issued by the commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both, in the discretion of the judge trying said case. Each day’s violation of this chapter or any of the terms or conditions of any such order, decision or regulation shall constitute a separate offense, each punishable as aforesaid.