2013 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - CRIMINAL CODE.
Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.
Section 13A-12-200.3 - Dissemination of obscene material; penalty; disposition of fines.


AL Code § 13A-12-200.3 (2013) What's This?
Section 13A-12-200.3Dissemination of obscene material; penalty; disposition of fines.

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly procure or write advertisement for obscene material or disseminate publicly any obscene material. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year.

If a person is held under this section in the county jail, one-half of any fines collected and due to be deposited to the State General Fund for violations of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller to the general fund of the county where the person is held for the operation of the county jail.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-402, p. 791, §5; Act 98-467, p. 893, §6.)

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