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7-7-309
Section 7-7-309 Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's liability. (a) A carrier
that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall exercise the degree
of care in relation to the goods which a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar
circumstances. This subsection does not affect any statute, regulation, or rule of law that
imposes liability upon a common carrier for damages not caused by its negligence. (b) Damages
may be limited by a term in the bill of lading or in a transportation agreement that the carrier's
liability may not exceed a value stated in the bill or transportation agreement if the carrier's
rates are dependent upon value and the consignor is afforded an opportunity to declare a higher
value and the consignor is advised of the opportunity. However, such a limitation is not effective
with respect to the carrier's liability for conversion to its own use. (c) Reasonable provisions
as to the time and manner of presenting claims...
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8-19-5
Section 8-19-5 Unlawful trade practices. The following deceptive acts or practices in the conduct
of any trade or commerce are hereby declared to be unlawful: (1) Passing off goods or services
as those of another, provided that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of
goods or services. (2) Causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship,
approval, or certification of goods or services. (3) Causing confusion or misunderstanding
as to the affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by another, provided
that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of goods or services. (4) Using
deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or
services. (5) Representing that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics,
ingredients, uses, benefits, or qualities that they do not have or that a person has sponsorship,
approval, status, affiliation, or connection that he or she does...
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9-17-13
Section 9-17-13 Integration of interests; cycling operations; orders of board; procedures.
(a) When any mineral or other related interests deriving from two or more separately owned
tracts of land are embraced within an established or a proposed drilling or production unit,
or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of an established or proposed
drilling or production unit, or any combination of such, the persons owning the interests
therein may validly agree to integrate or pool the interests and to develop the interests
and associated lands as a drilling or production unit. Where, however, the owners have not
agreed to so integrate or pool the interests, the board shall, for the prevention of waste
or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, require the persons owning such interests to
do so and to develop their interests and the associated lands as a drilling or production
unit. (b) The board, in order to prevent waste and avoid the drilling of unnecessary...
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37-3-23.1
Section 37-3-23.1 Unenforceability of certain motor vehicle transportation contract provisions.
(a) In this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) MOTOR CARRIER.
The same meaning ascribed in subdivision (10) of Section 37-3-2, or any successor provision
and includes an agent, employee, servant, or independent contractor of the motor carrier if
the agent, employee, servant, or independent contractor provides services in connection with
the particular motor vehicle transportation contract to which subsection (b) applies. (2)
MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT. A bill of lading, contract, agreement, or other understanding
covering the following: a. The transportation of property for compensation or hire by the
motor carrier. b. Entrance on property by the motor carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading,
or transporting property for compensation or hire. c. A service incidental to a. or b., including,
but not limited to, storage of property. (3) MOTOR...
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7-7-302
Section 7-7-302 Through bills of lading and similar documents of title. (a) The issuer of a
through bill of lading, or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed
in part by a person acting as its agent or by a performing carrier, is liable to any person
entitled to recover on the bill or other document for any breach by the other person or the
performing carrier of its obligation under the bill or other document. However, to the extent
that the bill or other document covers an undertaking to be performed overseas or in territory
not contiguous to the continental United States or an undertaking including matters other
than transportation, this liability for breach by the other person or the performing carrier
may be varied by agreement of the parties. (b) If goods covered by a through bill of lading
or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a person other
than the issuer are received by that person, the person is subject, with...
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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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16-17A-2
Section 16-17A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. The teaching, research, and clinical
facilities provided, established, or operated by a constitutionally created public university
in the state or a university that operates a school of medicine. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of
an authority. (4) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of an authority. (5) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
The state, a county, a municipality, or any department, agency, board, or commission of the
state, a county, or a municipality. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. All property or rights in property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, useful to an authority in its operations, including
without limitation, the following: a. Facilities necessary or desirable to the operation of
an academic medical center, one or more health sciences schools,...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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5-5A-22
Section 5-5A-22 Limits of indebtedness. (a) No bank shall make a loan to any one person which,
when combined with all other loans to such person, would cause total loans to that person
to exceed: (1) Ten percent of the capital accounts of the bank, if such loans are not secured,
or (2) Twenty percent of the capital accounts of the bank, if loans in excess of 10 percent
of capital are fully secured. (b) No loans which would exceed the limitation set forth in
subsection (a)(1) shall be made unless duly authorized or approved in advance by the board
of directors of the bank, a committee of the board of directors of the bank, or a loan committee,
with such authorization or approval recorded in minutes of the meeting at which the authority
was given. (c)(1) As used in this section, the term "capital accounts" shall include
capital, surplus, and undivided profits as defined in Section 5-1A-2, together with obligations
of the bank subordinated in priority upon liquidation or dissolution to...
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39-2-12
Section 39-2-12 Partial and final payments of contractors by awarding authorities. (a) As used
in this section the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1)
CONTRACTOR. Any natural person, partnership, company, firm, corporation, association, limited
liability company, cooperative, or other legal entity licensed by the Alabama State Licensing
Board for General Contractors. (2) NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR. A contractor which is neither a.
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Alabama, nor b. maintains its principal
place of business in the State of Alabama. A nonresident contractor which has maintained a
permanent branch office within the State of Alabama for at least five continuous years shall
not thereafter be deemed to be a nonresident contractor so long as the contractor continues
to maintain a branch office within Alabama. (3) RETAINAGE. That money belonging to the contractor
which has been retained by the awarding authority conditioned on...
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