{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-16","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 5-19A-16","heading":"Penalties for Failure to Secure License.","body":"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.","path":["Title 5 Banks and Financial Institutions.","Chapter 19A Alabama Pawnshop Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=5-19A-16","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"7f9fcfbe8a32b22d62a143e76098e1ffa82cd40b12e148fb276f14dd9cb4a6f1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-15","next":"us-al/ala.-code-5-19a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}