Any person who engages in the business of operating a pawnshop without first securing the license prescribed by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not in excess of $1,000.00 or by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, or for both.
Ala. Code § 5-19A-16
Penalties for Failure to Secure License.
Known as the Alabama Pawnshop Act
The act spans §§ 5-19A-1 to 5-19A-9 (20 sections).
(Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, §16.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.