Ala. Code § 12-13-54: Failure to Keep Abstract of Mortgages, Etc.

Any probate judge who fails to keep an abstract of mortgages or other instruments intended to secure the payment of money which are filed in his office for record, as he is required by law to keep, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $500.00.