Any officer who shall sell, barter, give away, or otherwise dispose of any whiskey or any intoxicating liquor, including beer, so seized by order of the court, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. A violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and imprisonment of not less than thirty (30) days in jail, nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary.

Laws 1919, SB 50, c. 19, p. 36, § 3; Amended by Laws 1927, SB 46, c. 14, p. 16, § 1; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 438 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 322, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 475, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).