(a) It shall be a Class C misdemeanor for any taxpayer, or attorney or agent of any taxpayer having authority to make tax returns, to fail, neglect, or refuse on demand of the tax assessor, county revenue commissioner, or other assessing official, to fill out or have filled out the schedule or list herein provided for, or to fail to give the information herein provided for, or to fail, refuse, or neglect, to take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation required to such schedules or fail to return the same to the assessing official as prescribed by law.

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 40-7-21

(b) The county tax assessor, the county revenue commissioner, or other county assessing official, the Department of Revenue, their agents, and designated representatives, shall have authority to audit, examine, and inspect any and all records and property as needed to enforce the taxes imposed by this chapter.