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Penalties for Failure to Secure License.

Ala. Code § 5-19A-16
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5-19A-16. Penalties for Failure to Secure License. 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. (Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, §16.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama#5-19A-16Fetched: 10/20/2026

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