(a) Whoever transports or ships alcoholic liquor in violation of the requirements of § 718 of this title, or, in connection with such transportation or shipment, knowingly has in his or her possession a waybill giving a false name or a false address, or transports by any vehicle any alcoholic liquor upon which the taxes provided by § 581 of this title have not been paid, shall, in addition to the payment of costs, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months, or both. (b) In any trial for an offense under this section, the burden shall be upon the defendant to prove that the taxes provided by § 581 of this title have been paid. Nothing in this section shall apply to any alcoholic liquor purchased from a legal source and being transported by the purchaser. (c) In addition to the penalties provided by this section, any vehicle used to transport alcoholic liquor manufactured in violation of § 905 of this title shall be deemed confiscated and shall be delivered to, retained by and disposed of by the Commissioner and/or Division as provided in Chapter 11 of this title. A vehicle used to transport alcoholic liquor in violation of other sections of this title shall be seized or confiscated under this section only if it can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the transported alcoholic liquor was for some use other than personal consumption by the person or his or her passengers transporting it. This section shall not apply to vehicles operated by common carriers over scheduled routes, or to vehicles in which the sale of alcoholic liquor is licensed. (d) Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try, and finally determine alleged violations of this section. (Code 1935, § 6172A; 45 Del. Laws, c. 263, § 2; 4 Del. C. 1953, § 906; 55 Del. Laws, c. 82, § 10; 58 Del. Laws, c. 108; 58 Del. Laws, c. 208; 58 Del. Laws, c. 239, § 47; 67 Del. Laws, c. 109, § 30; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, § 10.)
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