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8-19-10
Section 8-19-10 Private right of action. (a) Any person who commits one or more of the acts
or practices declared unlawful under this chapter and thereby causes monetary damage to a
consumer, and any person who commits one or more of the acts or practices declared unlawful
in subdivisions (19) and (20) of Section 8-19-5 and thereby causes monetary damage to another
person, shall be liable to each consumer or other person for: (1) Any actual damages sustained
by such consumer or person, or the sum of $100, whichever is greater; or (2) Up to three times
any actual damages, in the court's discretion. In making its determination under this subsection,
the court shall consider, among other relevant factors, the amount of actual damages awarded,
the frequency of the unlawful acts or practices, the number of persons adversely affected
thereby, and the extent to which the unlawful acts or practices were committed intentionally;
and (3) In the case of any successful action or counterclaim to...
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11-92A-9
Section 11-92A-9 Board of directors. (a) The board of directors of an authority shall be as
specified in the articles, or as provided in Sections 11-92A-5 and 11-92A-6, provided that
each county within the authorized operational area of an authority shall be represented by
at least three directors. (b) Each authority shall have a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary,
and treasurer, to be elected by the board of directors. The offices of secretary and treasurer
may, but need not, be held by the same person. A majority of the directors shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. The officers and directors shall serve for the terms
provided for in the articles. No director shall draw any salary for any service rendered or
for any duty performed as director. The duties of the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary,
and treasurer shall be such as are customarily performed by such officers and as may be prescribed
by the board of directors from time to time. (c) All proceedings had...
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13A-6-151
Section 13A-6-151 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following, or any combination of the following, meanings ascribed to them by this section:
(1) COERCION. Any of the following: a. Causing or threatening to cause physical injury or
mental suffering to any person, physically restraining or confining any person, or threatening
to physically restrain or confine any person or otherwise causing the person performing or
providing labor or services to believe that the person or another person will suffer physical
injury or mental suffering. b. Implementing any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause
a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in physical injury, mental
suffering, or physical restraint of any person. c. Destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating,
or withholding from the person or another person, or threatening to destroy, conceal, remove,
confiscate, or withhold from the person or another person, the person's...
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8-1A-16
Section 8-1A-16 Transferable records. (a) In this section, "transferable record"
means an electronic record that meets the following criteria: (1) Would be a note under Article
3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code
if the electronic record were in writing. (2) The issuer of the electronic record expressly
has agreed is a transferable record. (b) A person has control of a transferable record if
a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the transferable record reliably
establishes that person as the person to which the transferable record was issued or transferred.
(c) A system satisfies subsection (b), and a person is deemed to have control of a transferable
record, if the transferable record is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that
all of the following occur: (1) A single authoritative copy of the transferable record exists
which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in...
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27-10-53
Section 27-10-53 Defense of action or proceeding by insurer. (a) Before an unauthorized insurer
shall file, or cause to be filed, any pleading in any action or proceeding instituted against
it under Sections 27-10-51 and 27-10-52, such insurer shall: (1) Procure a certificate of
authority to transact insurance in this state; or (2) Deposit with the clerk of the court
in which such action or proceeding is pending cash or securities or file with such clerk a
bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, in an amount to be fixed
by the court sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment which may be entered in
such action. The court may, in its discretion, make an order dispensing with such deposit
or bond where the insurer makes a showing satisfactory to the court that it maintains in a
state of the United States funds or securities, in trust or otherwise, sufficient and available
to satisfy any final judgment which may be entered in such action or...
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27-29-3.1
Section 27-29-3.1 Acquisition involving change in control of insurer authorized to do business
in Alabama; pre-acquisition notification; violation of competitive standards. (a) The following
definitions shall apply for the purposes of this section only: (1) ACQUISITION. Any agreement
or arrangement the consummation of which results in a person acquiring directly or indirectly
the control of another person, and includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition of voting
securities, the acquisition of assets, bulk reinsurance, and mergers. (2) INVOLVED INSURER.
Includes an insurer which either acquires or is acquired, is affiliated with an acquirer or
acquired, or is the result of a merger. (b)(1) Except as exempted in subdivision (2), this
section applies to any acquisition in which there is a change in control of an insurer authorized
to do business in this state. (2) This section shall not apply to the following: a. A purchase
of securities solely for investment purposes so long as the...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby
enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in
form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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13A-12-200.5
Section 13A-12-200.5 Material harmful to minors - Distribution, possession with intent to distribute,
display for sale, etc., prohibited; penalty; affirmative defenses; operation of adult-only
enterprise near place frequented by minors; exceptions; disposition of fines. (1) It shall
be unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly distribute to a minor, possess with
intent to distribute to a minor, or offer or agree to distribute to a minor any material which
is harmful to minors. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
and may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year. (2)a. It shall be
unlawful for any person to openly and knowingly display for sale at any business establishment
frequented by minors, or any other place where minors are or may be invited as part of the
general public, any material which is harmful to minors or...
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32-5A-191.4
Section 32-5A-191.4 Ignition interlock devices. (a) As used in Section 32-5A-191, the term,
"ignition interlock device" means a constant monitoring device that prevents a motor
vehicle from being started at any time without first determining the equivalent blood alcohol
level of the operator through the taking of a breath sample for testing. The system shall
be calibrated so that the motor vehicle may not be started if the blood alcohol level of the
operator, as measured by the test, reaches a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02. (b)
The ignition interlock device shall be installed, calibrated, and monitored directly by trained
technicians who shall train the offender for whom the device is being installed in the proper
use of the device. The use of a mail in or remote calibration system where the technician
is not in the immediate proximity of the vehicle being calibrated is prohibited. The Department
of Forensic Sciences shall promulgate rules for punishment and appeal for...
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45-37A-51.03
Section 45-37A-51.03 Board of managers. (a)(1) In order to assure representation of all participants
of this system, there shall be a board of managers of five members for the administration,
management, and control of the supplemental pension system, including administration, management,
control, acquisition, and disbursement of the fund. The board shall consist of the president
of the governing body of the city, who shall be chair of the board, and four associate members,
designated respectively as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member No. 3, and Member No. 4. (2)
Member No. 1 shall be appointed by the Jefferson County Personnel Board and shall be a person
who at the time of appointment has had five or more consecutive years immediately preceding
his or her appointment and has been an officer of, or the occupant of an executive position
in insurance, actuarial, investment, banking, or as a certified public accountant and shall
serve for a term of four years. Should the appointed Member...
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