{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-3.8","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-12-3.8","heading":"Permit Requirements; Violations.","body":"(a) No person may conduct a delivery sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products unless the seller has obtained a valid permit to conduct delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products issued by the board pursuant to Section 28-11-4.\n(b) No person may conduct a delivery sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products to a person under the legal minimum age.\n(c) A person holding a permit to conduct delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products may not accept a purchase or order from any person without first obtaining the full name, birth date, and residential address of that person and verifying this information through an independently operated third-party database or aggregate of databases, which includes data from government sources, that are regularly used by government and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification and authentication.\n(d) A person holding a permit to conduct delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products shall accept payment only through a credit or debit card issued in the purchaser’s own name.\n(e) Each violation for conducting a delivery sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems or alternative nicotine products without a valid permit or otherwise in violation of this section shall be treated as a separate offense and be punishable as follows: For the first violation, a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500); and for each subsequent violation, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-12-3.8","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"ca6c285207895e9320df1d448249d2bb1e4cac324abb20fec3492cf5e6252b0b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-3.7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-12-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}