(a) A person commits the crime of defrauding secured creditors if he destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with intent to hinder enforcement of that interest.

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
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-9-46

(b) “Security interest” means an interest in personal property or fixtures as defined in Section 7-1-201(37).
(c) Defrauding secured creditors is a Class A misdemeanor.
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