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7-3-117
Section 7-3-117 Other agreements affecting instrument. Subject to applicable law regarding
exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or previous agreements, the obligation of a party to
an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate
agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument, if the instrument
is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or as part of the same
transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented,
or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, ยง1.)...
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5-19-6
Section 5-19-6 Copies of instruments signed by debtors to be furnished to debtors; required
statement in contracts, etc.; limitation on disclosure requirements; intent, applicability
of limitation. (a) Any creditor, when extending credit with respect to a consumer credit transaction,
other than under an open-end credit plan, shall at that time furnish to the debtor a copy
of each instrument executed by the debtor in connection with the consumer credit transaction.
The consumer credit transaction contract or note shall contain the following statement in
eight point or larger type immediately above the space for the borrower's signature. "CAUTION
- IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU THOROUGHLY READ THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU SIGN IT." (b) No disclosures
are required by this chapter to be made by a creditor with respect to any transaction other
than disclosures required by regulations made by the administrator pursuant to Section 5-19-21
and disclosures required by subsection (a) above and by Sections...
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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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7-9A-102
Section 7-9A-102 Definitions and index of definitions. (a) Article 9A definitions. In this
article: (1) "Accession" means goods that are physically united with other goods
in such a manner that the identity of the original goods is not lost. (2) "Account,"
except as used in "account for," means a right to payment of a monetary obligation,
whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased,
licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered,
(iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred
or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of
a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge
card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery
or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a State, governmental unit of a State, or...

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35-12-72
Section 35-12-72 Presumption of abandonment. (a) Property is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed
by the apparent owner during the time set forth below for the particular property: (1) Traveler's
checks, 15 years after issuance. (2) Money order, five years after issuance. (3) A demand,
savings, or time deposit including a deposit that is automatically renewable, three years
after the earlier of maturity, as extended from time to time, or the date of the last indication
by the apparent owner of interest in the property. (4) Tangible and intangible property held
in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course
of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by
other law, three years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other
depository. (5) Money or credits owed to a customer as a result of a retail business transaction,
one year after the obligation accrued. (6) Property in an...
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40-29-22
Section 40-29-22 Lien for taxes - Validity and priority against certain persons. (a) Purchasers,
holders of security interests, mechanic's lienors, and judgment lien creditors. The lien imposed
by Section 40-29-20 shall not be valid as against any purchaser, holder of a security interest,
mechanic's lienor, or judgment lien creditor until notice thereof which meets the requirements
of subsection (f) has been filed by the Commissioner of Revenue or his delegate, and shall
not be perfected as against any purchaser, holder of a security interest, mechanic's lienor,
or judgment lien creditor until the date such notice is filed. (b) Protection for certain
interest even though notice filed. Even though notice of a lien imposed by Section 40-29-20
has been filed, such lien shall not be valid: (1) SECURITIES. With respect to a security (as
defined in subsection (g)(4)): a. As against a purchaser of such security who at the time
of purchase did not have actual notice or knowledge of the...
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7-3-605
Section 7-3-605 Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties. (a) In this section, the
term "indorser" includes a drawer having the obligation described in Section 7-3-414(d).
(b) Discharge, under Section 7-3-604, of the obligation of a party to pay an instrument does
not discharge the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse
against the discharged party. (c) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument agrees, with
or without consideration, to an extension of the due date of the obligation of a party to
pay the instrument, the extension discharges an indorser or accommodation party having a right
of recourse against the party whose obligation is extended to the extent the indorser or accommodation
party proves that the extension caused loss to the indorser or accommodation party with respect
to the right of recourse. (d) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument agrees, with or
without consideration, to a material modification of the...
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7-9A-403
Section 7-9A-403 Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee. (a) "Value."
In this section, "value" has the meaning provided in Section 7-3-303(a). (b) Agreement
not to assert claim or defense. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agreement
between an account debtor and an assignor not to assert against an assignee any claim or defense
that the account debtor may have against the assignor is enforceable by an assignee that takes
an assignment: (1) for value; (2) in good faith; (3) without notice of a claim of a property
or possessory right to the property assigned; and (4) without notice of a defense or claim
in recoupment of the type that may be asserted against a person entitled to enforce a negotiable
instrument under Section 7-3-305(a). (c) When subsection (b) not applicable. Subsection (b)
does not apply to defenses of a type that may be asserted against a holder in due course of
a negotiable instrument under Section 7-3-305(b). (d) Omission of required statement...
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8-1A-2
Section 8-1A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, each of the following words have the following
meanings: (1) AGREEMENT. The bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or
inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect
of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. (2) AUTOMATED TRANSACTION.
A transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means or electronic
records, in which the acts or records of one or both parties are not reviewed by an individual
in the ordinary course in forming a contract, performing under an existing contract, or fulfilling
an obligation required by the transaction. (3) COMPUTER PROGRAM. A set of statements or instructions
to be used directly or indirectly in an information processing system in order to bring about
a certain result. (4) CONSUMER. An individual who obtains, through a transaction, products
or services which are used primarily...
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35-10-90
Section 35-10-90 Short title; application; definitions. (a) This article shall be known as
the Alabama Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act. This article applies only to mortgages
securing residential real property located in this state which is used primarily for personal,
family, or household purposes and is improved by one to four dwelling units. Without limitation,
this article does not apply to mortgages on commercial or other types of property. This article
also does not apply to a security interest exclusively in one or more fixtures as defined
in Title 7, Article 9A. (b) For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) ENTITLED PERSON. The person or persons liable for payment or performance
of the obligation secured by the real property described in a security instrument. (2) EQUITY
LINE SECURITY INSTRUMENT. A security instrument securing, in whole or in part, indebtedness
created under a line of credit, a revolving or open-end credit...
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