(a) A person that intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or that intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in such a record, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felony1 to 10 yearsup to $15,000
Class D felony1 to 5 yearsup to $7,500
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-7A-20

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • juries: include courts or judges in all cases when a jury trial is waived, or when the court or judge is authorized to ascertain and determine the facts as well as the law. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this chapter without being licensed under this chapter and who receives more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in compensation within a one-year period from this activity, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(c) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this chapter without being licensed under this chapter and who receives no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in compensation within a one-year period from this activity, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(d) The enforcement of this chapter shall be vested in the commission. It is the duty of the commission to enforce this chapter and to investigate, prevent, and detect violations of this chapter. The commission is vested with the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law upon district attorneys, including the power to appear before grand juries and to interrogate witnesses before such grand jury. A district attorney may empower the commission to proceed on its behalf in any proceeding under this chapter.
(e) In any proceeding under this chapter, scienter need not be alleged and proved in prosecutions of violations involving unlicensed money transmission.
(f) A proceeding under this chapter shall not preempt or foreclose any criminal action or liability which may arise under any other criminal provision of the Code of Alabama 1975.
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