(a) A person, as defined in Section 32-8-2, who advertises in a newspaper, on a website, on a public display or sign, or through an online service, for the purchase of a salvage or junk branded motor vehicle shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the advertisement his or her true and correct company name, physical address, telephone number, and current license number issued under, and registered in accordance with, Article 8 or Article 9, Chapter 12, Title 40, or Chapter 8, Title 13A.
(b)(1) A person who advertises in violation of subsection (a) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) A person required by state law to be licensed as a motor vehicle dealer, who is not licensed, and who advertises in violation of subsection (a), commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) One half of any fines assessed and collected for violations of this subsection shall be deposited into the General Fund and one half of any fines assessed and collected for violations of this subsection shall be deposited with the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the crime committed.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to either of the following:
(1) A person who offers to purchase a motor vehicle on his or her behalf for personal purposes other than rebuilding, dismantling, or recycling into metallic scrap as provided by Section 32-8-87, or a motor vehicle that meets the conditions set forth in paragraph f. of subdivision (2) of subsection(s) of Section 32-8-87.
(2) A motor vehicle dealer with an advertisement that is physically attached to the outside of its physical address or location, located on dealership property, or on an easement directly adjacent to dealership property.
(d) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A person conducting a private transaction seeking to sell his or her own personal vehicle.
(2) A person licensed under Article 8 or Article 9, Chapter 12, Title 40.
(3) A person registered in accordance with Article 1A, Chapter 8, Title 13A.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft.
Article 1 - Theft and Related Offenses.
Section 13A-8-1 - Definitions.
Section 13A-8-2 - Theft of Property - Definition; Limitations Period.
Section 13A-8-2.1 - Aggravated Theft by Deception.
Section 13A-8-3 - Theft of Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-4 - Theft of Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-4.1 - Theft of Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-5 - Theft of Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-6 - Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-7 - Theft of Lost Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-8 - Theft of Lost Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-8.1 - Theft of Lost Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-9 - Theft of Lost Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10 - Theft of Services - Definition.
Section 13A-8-10.1 - Theft of Services in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.2 - Theft of Services in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.25 - Theft of Services in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.3 - Theft of Services in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.4 - Theft of Trademarks or Trade Secrets.
Section 13A-8-10.5 - Theft of Valor.
Section 13A-8-10.6 - Cargo Theft.
Section 13A-8-10.7 - Fifth Wheel Tampering.
Section 13A-8-11 - Unauthorized Use of Vehicle; Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-12 - Defenses to Prosecutions for Theft and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-13 - Extortion - Definition.
Section 13A-8-14 - Extortion in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-15 - Extortion in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-16 - Receiving Stolen Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-17 - Receiving Stolen Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-18 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-18.1 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-19 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-20 - Bringing Stolen Property Into This State.
Section 13A-8-21 - Bringing Into State Property Obtained by False Pretense Elsewhere.
Section 13A-8-22 - Obscuring Identity of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-22.1 - Advertisement for Purchase of a Salvage or Junk Branded Motor Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-23 - Tampering With Availability of Gas, Electricity, or Water.