6-5-754
Section 6-5-754 Choice of forum. (a) If a claim under the common or statutory law of another state, the United States, or a foreign country or under international treaty for death or injury to person or damage to property arises against a manufacturer out of an accident that occurred outside this state, such claim may be brought in the courts of this state in any county in which jurisdiction of the defendant can be legally obtained in the same manner in which jurisdiction could have been obtained if the claim had arisen in this state. (b) The courts of this state shall apply the doctrine of forum non conveniens in determining whether to accept or decline to take jurisdiction of an action asserting a claim arising out of an accident occurring outside this state. (c) In applying the doctrine of forum non conveniens, the court shall take into account each of the following considerations: (1) The state in which the claimant resides, giving deference to the claimant's choice of forum only...
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13A-11-61.3
Section 13A-11-61.3 Regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each person subject to the state's jurisdiction and to ensure protection of the right to keep and bear arms recognized by the Constitutions of the State of Alabama and the United States. This section is to be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AMMUNITION. Fixed cartridge ammunition, shotgun shells, the individual components of fixed cartridge ammunition and shotgun shells, projectiles for muzzle-loading firearms, and any propellant used in firearms or ammunition. (2) EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY A STATUTE OF THIS STATE. The authority of...
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32-7-6
Section 32-7-6 Security required; suspensions; applicability. (a) If 20 days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle accident within this state which has resulted in bodily injury or death, or damage to the property of any one person in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), the director does not have on file evidence satisfactory that the person who would otherwise be required to file security under subsection (b) of this section has been released from liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, or has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement or conditional release providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident, which agreement or conditional release may include reasonable interest as set out in Section 32-7-7, the director shall determine the amount of security which shall be sufficient in his or her judgment to satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages...
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41-10-396
Section 41-10-396 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article: (1) To have succession by its corporate names until dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To institute legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce its contractual, statutory and other rights; provided that the authority shall be considered an instrumentality of the State of Alabama and entitled to the sovereign immunity of the state; provided further, that any claim, demand or action against the authority, or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents arising out of their official capacities, shall be presented to the Board of Adjustment, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any such claim, demand or action; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To make and alter all needful bylaws, rules and regulations for the transaction of the authority's business and the control of...
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6-5-221
Section 6-5-221 Limitation on time for commencement of action. (a) All civil actions in tort, contract, or otherwise against any architect or engineer performing or furnishing the design, planning, specifications, testing, supervision, administration, or observation of any construction of any improvement on or to real property, or against builders who constructed, or performed or managed the construction of, an improvement on or to real property designed by and constructed under the supervision, administration, or observation of an architect or engineer, or designed by and constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by an architect or engineer, for the recovery of damages for: (i) Any defect or deficiency in the design, planning, specifications, testing, supervision, administration, or observation of the construction of any such improvement, or any defect or deficiency in the construction of any such improvement; or (ii) Damage to real or personal property...
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6-5-336
Section 6-5-336 Volunteers. (a) This section shall be known as "The Volunteer Service Act." (b) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The willingness of volunteers to offer their services has been increasingly deterred by a perception that they put personal assets at risk in the event of tort actions seeking damages arising from their activities as volunteers; (2) The contributions of programs, activities, and services to communities is diminished and worthwhile programs, activities, and services are deterred by the unwillingness of volunteers to serve either as volunteers or as officers, directors, or trustees of nonprofit public and private organizations; (3) The provisions of this section are intended to encourage volunteers to contribute their services for the good of their communities and at the same time provide a reasonable basis for redress of claims which may arise relating to those services. (c) For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the terms specified shall...
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8-20-5
Section 8-20-5 Limitations on cancellations, modifications, terminations, and nonrenewals of franchise relationships. (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or notwithstanding the terms or provisions of any waiver, no manufacturer shall cancel, terminate, modify, fail to renew, or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new motor vehicle dealer unless the manufacturer has: (1) Satisfied the notice requirement of this section. (2) Acted in good faith as defined in this chapter. (3) Has good cause for the cancellation, termination, modification, nonrenewal, or noncontinuance. (b) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, good cause shall exist for the purposes of a termination, cancellation, modification, nonrenewal, or noncontinuance when: (1) There is a failure by the new motor vehicle dealer to comply with a provision of the franchise...
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8-38-9
Section 8-38-9 Violations of notification requirements. (a) A violation of the notification provisions of this chapter is an unlawful trade practice under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Chapter 19 of this title, but does not constitute a criminal offense under Section 8-19-12. The Attorney General shall have the exclusive authority to bring an action for civil penalties under this chapter. (1) A violation of this chapter does not establish a private cause of action under Section 8-19-10. Nothing in this chapter may otherwise be construed to affect any right a person may have at common law, by statute, or otherwise. (2) Any covered entity or third-party agent who is knowingly engaging in or has knowingly engaged in a violation of the notification provisions of this chapter is subject to the penalty provisions set out in Section 8-19-11. For the purposes of this chapter, knowingly shall mean willfully or with reckless disregard in failing to comply with the notice...
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10A-1-5.33
Section 10A-1-5.33 Change by registered agent of name or address of registered agent. (a) The registered agent of any entity required by Section 10A-1-5.31 to designate and maintain a registered agent or registered office may change its name, its address as the address of the entity's registered office, or both, by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of the change in accordance with the procedures in Article 4. (b) The statement must be signed by the registered agent, or a person authorized to sign the statement on behalf of the registered agent, and must contain: (1) the name of the entity represented by the registered agent; (2) the name of the entity's registered agent and the address at which the registered agent maintained the entity's registered office; (3) if the change relates to the name of the registered agent, the new name of that agent; (4) if the change relates to the address of the registered office, the new address of that office; and (5) a...
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11-51-91
Section 11-51-91 Licenses for business, etc., conducted outside corporate limits of municipality. (a) Any municipality may adopt an ordinance to fix and collect licenses for any business, trade, or profession done within the police jurisdiction of the municipality but outside the corporate limits thereof; provided, that the amount of the licenses shall not be more than one half the amount charged and collected as a license for like business, trade, or profession done within the corporate limits of the municipality, fees and penalties excluded; and provided further, that the total amount of the licenses shall not be in an amount greater than the cost of services provided by the municipality within the police jurisdiction. All licenses adopted pursuant to this section shall be assessed to all businesses, trades, or professionals within the police jurisdiction. No license adopted after September 1, 2015, in the police jurisdiction shall take effect until a 30-day notice has been given of...
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