(a) Any person who continuously and willfully violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $6,000
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-19-12

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. 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) In addition to any other penalties set forth in this chapter, a person who violates subdivision (23) of Section 8-19-5:

(1) Shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) Shall be subject to the revocation of any license or permit pertaining to the sale or distribution of cigarettes or other tobacco products, including, but not limited to, any license or permit issued by the Commissioner of Revenue pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 40.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any law enforcement officer or agent of the Department of Revenue shall seize any cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or distributed in this state in violation of subdivision (23) of Section 8-19-5. Any cigarettes so seized shall be deemed contraband goods and shall be confiscated and destroyed. Such cigarettes shall be deemed contraband goods whether the violation is knowing or otherwise.
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