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45-40-244
Section 45-40-244 Levy of tax. (a) In addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, there
is hereby levied in Lawrence County a privilege or license tax of three percent on the business
of renting rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients as provided for in Chapter 26 of
Title 40, as heretofore or hereafter amended or supplemented, hereinafter referred to as the
state lodging tax, in the manner and at the rate hereinafter prescribed. (b) Upon every person,
corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or
other entity engaged in or continuing within the county the business of renting or furnishing
any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, bed
and breakfast facility, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist court, or any other place in
which rooms, lodging, or accommodations are rented or furnished to transients for a consideration,
a privilege or license tax is hereby levied in an amount to be...
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8-21C-2
Section 8-21C-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) AREA OF SALES RESPONSIBILITY. The geographical area, agreed to by the dealer
and the manufacturer or the distributor or in the manufacturer and dealer agreement, within
which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell new recreational vehicles of a
particular line-make of the manufacturer or distributor to the retail public. (2) CAMPING
TRAILER. A vehicular unit that is mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial
side walls that fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. (3) DEALER. Any person, firm, corporation,
or business engaged in the business of selling recreational vehicles to the general public
and that maintains a permanent business establishment including a service and repair facility
which offers mechanical services for the recreational...
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12-19-271
Section 12-19-271 Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this article, have
the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION. The phrase "without substantial justification",
when used with reference to any action, claim, defense or appeal, including without limitation
any motion, means that such action, claim, defense or appeal (including any motion) is frivolous,
groundless in fact or in law, or vexatious, or interposed for any improper purpose, including
without limitation, to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation,
as determined by the court. (2) PERSON. Any individual, corporation, company, association,
firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including any governmental
entity or unincorporated association of persons. (3) ACTION. Any suit, counterclaim, crossclaim
or third party claim filed at law or in equity, including any...
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12-21-401
Section 12-21-401 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means
a state other than this state. (2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued in
a civil action under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (3) "Person"
means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability
company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision,
agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (4) "State"
means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) "Subpoena" means a document,
however denominated, issued in a civil action under authority of a court of record requiring
a person to: (A) Attend and give testimony at a deposition. (B) Produce and permit inspection
and copying of...
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31-2-91
Section 31-2-91 Security for costs in certain actions against National Guard members to be
given by plaintiff. Any person bringing a civil or criminal action against a member of the
National Guard of this state for any act done while in discharge of his military duty shall
give security for the costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the state or defendant
in defending the same, in the same manner and subject to the same regulations applicable in
the case of a nonresident plaintiff, and, if the plaintiff fails to recover, such attorney's
fees may be taxed with the costs and judgment therefor entered against him and his sureties
on the bond. (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 143, p. 105; Code 1940, T. 35, §120; Acts 1973, No.
1038, p. 1572, §92.)...
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34-8-6
Section 34-8-6 Prohibited acts; penalties; cease and desist orders. (a) Any person, firm, or
corporation not being duly authorized who shall engage in the business of general contracting
in this state, except as provided for in this chapter, and any person, firm, or corporation
presenting or attempting to file as its own the license certificate of another, or who shall
give false or forged evidence of any kind to the board, or to any member thereof, in obtaining
a certificate of license, or who falsely shall impersonate another, or who shall use an expired
or revoked certificate of license shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for
each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law. Furthermore,
any person including an owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or private awarding
authority who considers a bid from anyone not properly licensed under this chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall for each...
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37-2-16
Section 37-2-16 Penalty for discrimination. (a) If any transportation company subject to the
provisions of this chapter, or any agent or officer thereof, shall, directly or indirectly,
or by special rate, rebate, drawback or other consideration, or by means of false billing,
false classification, false weighing, false report of weights or by any device whatsoever,
charge, demand, collect or receive from any person, firm, company or corporation a greater
or less compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered by it for the transportation
of persons or property, or for any service in connection therewith, than that prescribed in
the published tariffs, or than it charges, demands, collects or receives from any other person,
firm, company or corporation for a like service, such transportation company so doing shall
be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful,
and shall forfeit to the State of Alabama and pay into the state treasury...
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8-12A-2
Section 8-12A-2 Assertion of patent infringement in bad faith. (a) A person may not assert
a claim of patent infringement in bad faith. (b) The Attorney General may investigate claims
of patent infringement alleged to have been made in bad faith and may do both of the following:
(1) Issue subpoenas to any person to appear and produce relevant papers, documents, and physical
evidence, and administer an oath or affirmation to any person, in aid of any investigation
or inquiry into possible violations of this chapter. Subpoenas shall be served in accordance
with the appropriate Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon failure of a person without lawful
excuse to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction
for an order compelling compliance. After an action is commenced, discovery may proceed in
accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Initiate a civil action in the name
of the state, as necessary, to seek injunctive and any other...
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2-17-35
Section 2-17-35 Forfeiture by persons, firms, etc., upon failure to file annual or special
reports as required by commissioner. If any person, firm or corporation required by this chapter
to file any annual or special report shall fail so to do within the time fixed by the commissioner
for filing the same and such failure shall continue for 30 days after notice of such default,
such person, firm or corporation shall forfeit to this state the sum of $25.00 for each and
every day of the continuance of such failure, which forfeiture shall be payable into the Treasury
of this state and shall be recoverable in a civil action in the name of the state brought
in the county where the person, firm or corporation has his or its principal place of business
or in any county in which he or it shall do business. It shall be the duty of the various
district attorneys under the direction of the Attorney General of this state to prosecute
for the recovery of such forfeitures. The cost and expenses of...
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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries or
death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements
with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles
3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for
damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject
to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against
the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon
the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against
the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages
shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than
the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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