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7-3-303
Section 7-3-303 Value and consideration. (a) An instrument is issued or transferred for value
if: (1) The instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent
the promise has been performed; (2) The transferee acquires a security interest or other lien
in the instrument other than a lien obtained by judicial proceeding; (3) The instrument is
issued or transferred as payment of, or as security for, an antecedent claim against any person,
whether or not the claim is due; (4) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for
a negotiable instrument; or (5) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for the
incurring of an irrevocable obligation to a third party by the person taking the instrument.
(b) "Consideration" means any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
The drawer or maker of an instrument has a defense if the instrument is issued without consideration.
If an instrument is issued for a promise of performance, the issuer...
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7-3-302
Section 7-3-302 Holder in due course. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and Section 7-3-106(d),
"holder in due course" means the holder of an instrument if: (1) The instrument
when issued or negotiated to the holder does not bear such apparent evidence of forgery or
alteration or is not otherwise so irregular or incomplete as to call into question its authenticity;
and (2) The holder took the instrument (i) for value, (ii) in good faith, (iii) without notice
that the instrument is overdue or has been dishonored or that there is an uncured default
with respect to payment of another instrument issued as part of the same series, (iv) without
notice that the instrument contains an unauthorized signature or has been altered, (v) without
notice of any claim to the instrument described in Section 7-3-306, and (vi) without notice
that any party has a defense or claim in recoupment described in Section 7-3-305(a). (b) Notice
of discharge of a party, other than discharge in an insolvency proceeding,...
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34-27-50
Section 34-27-50 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACCOMMODATIONS. Any hotel or
motel room, condominium, or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, apartment, or any other private
or commercial structure designed for occupancy by one or more individuals or any recreational
vehicle campsite or campground. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. Any individual, corporation, firm, association,
joint venture, partnership, trust, estate, business trust, syndicate, fiduciary, and any other
group or combination which engages in acts or practices in any trade or commerce. (3) CONTRACT.
Any contract, promissory note, credit agreement, negotiable instrument, lease, use agreement,
license, security, or other muniment conferring on the purchaser the rights, benefits, and
obligations of a vacation time-sharing plan. (4) COMMISSION. The Alabama Real Estate Commission.
(5) COMMISSIONER. A member of the Alabama Real Estate...
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7-8-202
Section 7-8-202 Issuer's responsibility and defenses; notice of defect or defense. (a) Even
against a purchaser for value and without notice, the terms of a certificated security include
terms stated on the certificate and terms made part of the security by reference on the certificate
to another instrument, indenture, or document or to a constitution, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, order, or the like, to the extent the terms referred to do not conflict with terms
stated on the certificate. A reference under this subsection does not of itself charge a purchaser
for value with notice of a defect going to the validity of the security, even if the certificate
expressly states that a person accepting it admits notice. The terms of an uncertificated
security include those stated in any instrument, indenture, or document or in a constitution,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, or the like, pursuant to which the security is
issued. (b) The following rules apply if an issuer...
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8-6-2
Section 8-6-2 Definitions. When used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) COMMISSION or SECURITIES COMMISSION. The securities commission. (2) AGENT. Any individual
other than a dealer who represents a dealer or issuer in effecting or attempting to effect
sales of securities, but such term does not include an individual who represents an issuer
in: a. Effecting a transaction in a security exempted by subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4),
(9) or (10) of Section 8-6-10; b. Effecting transactions exempted by Section 8-6-11; or c.
Effecting transactions with existing employees, partners, or directors of the issuer if no
commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting any
person in this state. A partner, officer, or director of a dealer or issuer is an agent if
he otherwise comes within this definition. (3) DEALER. Any person engaged in the...
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10A-1-1.03
Section 10A-1-1.03 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms mean: (1) AFFILIATE. A person who controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with another person. An affiliate of an individual includes the spouse, or
a parent or sibling thereof, of the individual, or a child, grandchild, sibling, parent, or
spouse of any thereof, of the individual, or an individual having the same home as the individual,
or a trust or estate of which an individual specified in this sentence is a substantial beneficiary;
a trust, estate, incompetent, conservatee, protected person, or minor of which the individual
is a fiduciary; or an entity of which the individual is director, general partner, agent,
employee or the governing authority or member of the governing authority. (2) ASSOCIATE. When
used to indicate a relationship with: (A) a domestic or foreign entity for which the person
is: (i) an officer or governing person; or (ii) a beneficial...
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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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8-6-7
Section 8-6-7 Registration of securities - Registration by qualification. (a) Any security
may be registered by qualification. (b) A registration statement under this section shall
contain the following information and be accompanied by the following documents in addition
to payment of the registration fee prescribed in Section 8-6-8 and, if required under Section
8-6-12, a consent to service of process meeting the requirements of that section: (1) With
respect to the issuer and any significant subsidiary, its name, address and form of organizations,
the state or foreign jurisdiction and date of its organization, the general character and
location of its business and a description of its physical properties and equipment; (2) With
respect to every director and officer of the issuer or person occupying a similar status or
performing similar functions, his name, address, and principal occupation for the past five
years, the amount of securities of the issuer held by him as of the date of...
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13A-8-1
Section 13A-8-1 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this article unless
the context otherwise requires: (1) DECEPTION occurs when a person knowingly: a. Creates or
confirms another's impression which is false and which the defendant does not believe to be
true; or b. Fails to correct a false impression which the defendant previously has created
or confirmed; or c. Fails to correct a false impression when the defendant is under a duty
to do so; or d. Prevents another from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of
the property involved; or e. Sells or otherwise transfers or encumbers property, failing to
disclose a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property
when the defendant is under a duty to do so, whether that impediment is or is not valid, or
is not a matter of official record; or f. Promises performance which the defendant does not
intend to perform or knows will not be performed. Failure to perform, standing...
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11-92A-12
Section 11-92A-12 Powers of authority. An authority shall have the following powers, which
it may exercise in any county within such authority's authorized operational area: (1) To
have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To
institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue;
provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any trial court other than the courts
of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority; provided, further, that
the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions
in behalf of the authority except for actions that are known by such person to be unlawful
or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such actions; (3) To have and
to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year;
(5) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of any...
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