False statements, operating with expired tag, unlawful; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any owner to make any false statement in making application for issuance of a temporary license tag and temporary registration certificate, or for any designated agent or manufacturer or dealer qualifying under Section 32-6-212 to issue a temporary license tag or temporary registration certificate with knowledge of such false statement, or for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads of this state with a temporary license tag which has expired. Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.

(Acts 1979, No. 79-817, p. 1516, §10.)