(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither the commissioner nor a public employee may reveal facts contained in a report or return required by this chapter, nor can any information contained in such a report or return be used against the dealer in any criminal proceeding, except in connection with a proceeding involving taxes due under this chapter, unless such information is independently obtained.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-17A-13

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) This section does not prohibit the Commissioner of Revenue from publishing statistics that do not disclose the identity of dealers or the contents of particular returns or reports.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law, including the revenue code, collection of any taxes under this chapter or imposition of any revenue liens arising as a result of this chapter, shall not interfere with any forfeiture and condemnation of money or any other type or kind of property whatsoever under the drug forfeiture laws of this state, or with any distribution of property or funds under the drug forfeiture laws of this state. Regardless of the order in which proceedings are begun, condemnation and forfeiture of money or any other type or kind of property whatsoever and distribution of property and funds under the drug forfeiture laws of this state shall always take precedence over any proceedings to collect taxes under this chapter.
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