§ 14-7-22 — Sale or Offer for Sale on Open Market of Articles or Products Manufactured by Prisoners

Alabama § 14-7-22

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 14: Criminal Correctional and Detention Facilities
• Ch. 7: Prison-Made Goods

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(a) It shall be unlawful for the Department of Corrections to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this state any articles or products manufactured wholly or in part in this or any other state by prisoners of this state or any other state, except prisoners participating in community correction programs, as defined under Section 15-18-170, et seq., or on parole, probation, or any other kind of community supervision.
(b) Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year or shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, in the discretion of the court.

Legislative History

(Acts 1976, No. 286, p. 319, §§15, 16; Act 2012-194, p. 322, §1.)