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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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27-14-32
Section 27-14-32 Exemption from debt of proceeds - Annuity contracts. (a) The benefits, rights,
privileges, and options which under any annuity contract, heretofore or hereafter issued,
are due or prospectively due the annuitant shall not be subject to execution, nor shall the
annuitant be compelled to exercise any such rights, powers, or options, nor shall creditors
be allowed to interfere with or terminate the contract, except: (1) As to amounts paid for
or as premium on any such annuity with intent to defraud creditors, with interest thereon,
and of which the creditor has given the insurer written notice at its home office prior to
the making of the payments to the annuitant out of which the creditor seeks to recover. Any
such notice shall specify the amount claimed, or such facts as will enable the insurer to
ascertain such amount, and shall set forth such facts as will enable the insurer to ascertain
the insurance or annuity contract, the person insured or annuitant and the...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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8-8-5
Section 8-8-5 Maximum rates of interest - Loans, credit sales, etc., of $2,000 or more to individuals,
corporations, trusts, partnerships, or associations. (a) Any person or persons, corporations,
trust, general partnership or partnerships, limited partnership or partnerships, or association
may agree to pay such rate or rates of interest for the loan or forbearance of money and for
any credit sales as such person, corporation, trust, general partnership, limited partnership,
or association may determine, notwithstanding any law of this state otherwise prescribing
or limiting such rate or rates of interest; provided, that the original principal balance
of the loan or forbearance of money or credit sales is not less than $2,000; provided further,
that all laws relating to unconscionability in consumer transactions including but not limited
to the provisions of Chapter 19 of Title 5, known as the Mini-Code, shall apply to transactions
covered by this section. (b) As to any such loan or...
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2-22-12
Section 2-22-12 Proceedings upon determination of deficiency in guaranteed primary plant nutrients
in commercial fertilizers - Generally. (a) If the analysis shall show that a commercial fertilizer
is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant nutrients (NPK) beyond the tolerances
as established by regulation adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries pursuant
to Section 2-22-20, a penalty shall be assessed in accordance with regulations adopted by
the board. (b) Deficiencies in any other constituent or constituents covered under paragraphs
b and c of subdivision (5) of Section 2-22-2, which is required to be or may be guaranteed
shall be evaluated by the commissioner and penalties therefor shall be prescribed by the board;
provided, however, that in no case shall the penalty exceed the selling price of the fertilizer.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from appealing to a court of
competent jurisdiction for judgment as to the...
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7-9A-109
Section 7-9A-109 Scope. (a) General scope of article. Except as otherwise provided in subsections
(c) and (d), this article applies to: (1) a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates
a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract; (2) an agricultural lien;
(3) a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes; (4) a consignment;
(5) a security interest arising under Section 7-2-401, 7-2-505, 7-2-711(3), or 7-2A-508(5),
as provided in Section 7-9A-110; and (6) a security interest arising under Section 7-4-210
or 7-5-118. (b) Security interest in secured obligation. The application of this article to
a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation
is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this article does not apply. (c) Extent
to which article does not apply. This article does not apply to the extent that: (1) a statute,
regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this...
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27-40-9
Section 27-40-9 Service charges; prepayment of obligation. (a) For the purpose of this section,
"consumer insurance premium finance agreement" means an insurance premium finance
agreement as defined in Section 27-40-1 wherein the insurance contracts which are the subject
of the premium finance agreement are for personal, family, or household purposes or where
the premiums for those agreements are two thousand dollars ($2,000) or less. For the purpose
of this section, "commercial premium finance agreement" means any insurance premium
finance agreement other than a consumer premium finance agreement. (b) A premium finance company
shall not charge, contract for, receive, or collect a service charge other than in accordance
with the following provisions: (1) The service charge is to be computed on the balance of
the premium due, after subtracting the down payment made by the insured in accordance with
the premium finance agreement, from the effective date of the insurance for which the...
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16-25-20
Section 16-25-20 Management of funds. (a) (1) The Board of Control shall be the trustees of
the several funds of the Teachers' Retirement System created by this chapter as provided in
Section 16-25-21, and shall have full power to invest and reinvest the funds, through its
Secretary-Treasurer, in the classes of bonds, mortgages, common and preferred stocks, shares
of investment companies or mutual funds, or other investments as the Board of Control may
approve, with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing
that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with the matters would use in the
conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and, subject to like terms,
conditions, limitations, and restrictions, the Board of Control, through its Secretary-Treasurer,
shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any investments
in which the funds created herein shall have been invested, as well...
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6-5-253
Section 6-5-253 Payment or tender of purchase money and other lawful charges, with interest.
(a) Anyone entitled and desiring to redeem real estate under the provisions of this article
must also pay or tender to the purchaser or his or her transferee the purchase price paid
at the sale, with interest at the rate allowed to be charged on money judgments as set forth
in Section 8-8-10 (as it is now or hereinafter may be amended), and all other lawful charges,
also with interest as aforesaid; lawful charges are the following: (1) Permanent improvements
as prescribed herein. (2) Taxes paid or assessed. (3) All insurance premiums paid or owed
by the purchaser. (4) Any other valid lien or encumbrance paid or owned by such purchaser
or his or her transferee or if the redeeming party is a judgment creditor or junior mortgagee
or any transferee thereof, then all recorded judgments, recorded mortgages, and recorded liens
having a higher priority in existence at the time of sale which are revived...
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36-27-25
Section 36-27-25 Funds for assets of retirement system - Management. (a) The Board of Control
shall be the trustees of the several funds of the Employees' Retirement System created by
this article as provided in Section 36-27-24 and shall have full power to invest and reinvest
the funds, through its Secretary-Treasurer in the classes of bonds, mortgages, common and
preferred stocks, shares of investment companies or mutual funds, or other investments as
the Board of Control may approve, with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the
circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar
with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like
aims. Subject to like terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions, the Board of Control,
through its Secretary-Treasurer, shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer,
and dispose of any investments in which the funds created in Section...
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