Ala. Code § 40-25-13 (1975) Records

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 40-25-13 (1975)

It shall be the duty of every person, firm, corporation, club, or association of persons, receiving, storing, selling, or handling tobacco products enumerated herein in any manner whatsoever to keep and preserve all invoices, books, papers, cancelled checks, or other memoranda touching the purchase, sale, exchange, or receipt of any and all tobacco products enumerated herein. All such invoices, books, papers, cancelled checks, or other memoranda shall be subject to audit and inspection by any duly authorized representative of the Department of Revenue at any and all times. Each operator of a retail outlet shall receive, examine, and retain the purchase invoice from the source of the tobacco products for every purchase of tobacco products for a period of 90 days at the retail location. At the end of the 90 days, the purchase records shall be maintained with the required books and records for a period of three years from the date of purchase. Invoices received by the retailer dealer must be computer or machine generated and must show the seller's or supplier's name. Invoices cannot be handwritten. Failure to acquire ap...