Alabama Code 28-3-7. Persons, firms, etc., receiving, storing, selling or handling alcoholic beverages to preserve invoices, books, papers, etc., relating thereto; audit and inspection of invoices, books, etc., by board
Terms Used In Alabama Code 28-3-7
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
It shall be the duty of every person, firm, corporation, club or association of persons, receiving, storing, selling or handling alcoholic beverages enumerated in this chapter in any manner whatsoever to keep and preserve all invoices, books, papers, cancelled checks or other memoranda touching the purchase, sale, exchange or receipt of any and all such alcoholic beverages for a period of three years.
All such invoices, books, papers, cancelled checks or other memoranda shall be subject to audit and inspection by any duly authorized representative of the board at any and all times.
Any person, firm, corporation, club or association of persons who fails or refuses to keep and preserve the records as required by this section or who upon request by a duly authorized agent of the board fails or refuses to allow an audit or inspection of records as provided in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days for each offense.