6-5-502
Section 6-5-502 Limitation periods for product liability actions. (a) All product liability actions against an original seller must be commenced within the following time limits and not otherwise: (1) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section, within one year of the time the personal injury, death, or property damage occurs; and (2) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section, each element of a product liability action shall be deemed to accrue at the time the personal injury, death, or property damage occurs; (b) Where the personal injury, including personal injury resulting in death, or property damage (i) either is latent or by its nature is not discoverable in the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time of its occurrence, and (ii) is the result of ingestion of or exposure to some toxic or harmful or injury-producing substance, element or particle, including radiation, over a period of time as opposed...
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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action," in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party" means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from "contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable instrument, document of title, or...
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11-72-1
Section 11-72-1 Short title; legislative findings. (a) This chapter shall apply only in a Class 2 municipality. (b) It is hereby declared that the trees on private property and in publicly owned areas within a Class 2 municipality, including particularly those in street rights-of-way, are both an economic and an aesthetic asset to the Class 2 municipality and the State of Alabama; that the existing trees so located are in need of protection and of active measures to support their health and growth, that it is desirable that additional trees be planted, and that those ends require a separate entity specifically charged with the responsibility and duty of fostering the planting, growth, and protection of trees on private property and publicly owned areas. (Act 2015-116, §§1, 2(1).)...
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37-14-31
Section 37-14-31 Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; (1) ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. Any municipality, municipally-owned utility or other governmental entity, any cooperative, corporation, person, firm, association or other entity engaged in the business of supplying electric service at retail; provided, however, that no person or entity, including the Tennessee Valley Authority, who may not be lawfully regulated by the state by virtue of powers granted by the laws of the United States which prevail over Alabama statutes, nor any university, college or United States agency which distributes electricity at retail shall be deemed an electric supplier for the purpose of this article. (2) ELECTRIC SERVICE AT RETAIL and RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE. Electric service furnished to a customer for ultimate consumption, but does not include wholesale electric service furnished by an electric...
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45-26-142.12
Section 45-26-142.12 Service charge or fee - Election; proposed changes. (a) The petition for the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03, shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district and shall state specifically the charge proposed to be assessed including the basis and manner to be assessed. The petition may request that an election be held on more than one proposed charge. (b) No service charge shall be increased or decreased unless the same has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in the district at an election held under this part. (c) An election on the...
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7-8-509
Section 7-8-509 Specification of duties of securities intermediary by other statute or regulation; manner of performance of duties of securities intermediary and exercise of rights of entitlement holder. (a) If the substance of a duty imposed upon a securities intermediary by Sections 7-8-504 through 7-8-508 is the subject of other statute, regulation, or rule, compliance with that statute, regulation, or rule satisfies the duty. (b) To the extent that specific standards for the performance of the duties of a securities intermediary or the exercise of the rights of an entitlement holder are not specified by other statute, regulation, or rule or by agreement between the securities intermediary and entitlement holder, the securities intermediary shall perform its duties and the entitlement holder shall exercise its rights in a commercially reasonable manner. (c) The obligation of a securities intermediary to perform the duties imposed by Sections 7-8-504 through 7-8-508 is subject to:...
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10A-2-14.34
Section 10A-2-14.34 Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) In a proceeding under Section 10A-2-14.30(2) to dissolve a corporation that has no shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members of a national or affiliated securities association, the corporation may elect or, if it fails to elect, one or more shareholders may elect to purchase all shares owned by the petitioning shareholder at the fair value of the shares. An election pursuant to this section shall be irrevocable unless the court determines that it is equitable to set aside or modify the election. (b) An election to purchase pursuant to this section may be filed with the court at any time within 90 days after the filing of the petition under Section 10A-2-14.30(2) or at a later time as the court in its discretion may allow. If...
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35-8A-410
Section 35-8A-410 Escrow of deposits. (a) As used in this section, except as otherwise provided, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HARD COSTS. Any and all costs associated with the actual building and construction of the condominium project, including, but not limited to, site preparation, building materials, shell features, interior enclosures, fit-out costs, mechanical and electrical systems, and fixtures. The term hard costs does not include financing costs, compensation paid to architects, engineers, consultants, sales persons, or attorneys or for advertising or other marketing costs. (2) QUALIFIED PURCHASER. a. An individual, a group of individuals, or an entity owned directly or indirectly solely by individuals where each individual shall have an income of more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the purchaser's signing of the purchase contract, or a joint income with his or her spouse of...
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36-25-1.2
Section 36-25-1.2 (Repealed by Act 2018-541, §3(e), effective April 1, 2019) Economic development professionals. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, including, but not limited to, this chapter, a person acting as an economic development professional is not a lobbyist, unless and until he or she seeks incentives through legislative action, or is seeking funds over which a legislator or legislative delegation has discretionary control, that are above and beyond, or in addition to, the then current statutory or constitutional authorization. (b) For purposes of this section, an economic development professional is a person employed to advance specific, good faith economic development or trade promotion projects or related objectives for his or her employer, a professional services entity, or a chamber of commerce or similar nonprofit economic development organization in the State of Alabama. (c) For the purposes of this section, the term economic development professional does not...
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34-11-11.2
Section 34-11-11.2 Complaints; investigation; hearing; sanctions. (a) Any person or entity, including the board or its staff, may file a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter against any individual licensee, certified intern, or firm holding a certificate of authorization or against an unlicensed individual or firm. The complaint shall be in writing, shall be signed by the complainant, shall state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based, and shall be filed with the executive director of the board. (b) The board may designate one or more individuals to investigate and report to it on any matter related to its lawful duties and may employ legal counsel as the board may deem necessary or desirable. An investigation may be made upon receipt of a complaint. The board may resolve violations by agreement between the board and the respondent with or without the filing of formal charges. (c) All complaints shall be reviewed by an investigative committee designated by the...
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