Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-602

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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

Any person who knowingly communicates or seeks to communicate criminal offender record information, except in accordance with this article, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, for each such offense, may be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $10,000.00 or imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than one year or both.