7-9A-512
Section 7-9A-512 Amendment of financing statement. (a) Amendment of information in financing
statement. Subject to Section 7-9A-509, a person may add or delete collateral covered by,
continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e), otherwise amend
the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that: (1) identifies,
by its file number, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates; and (2)
if the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or recorded in a filing office
described in Section 7-9A-501(a)(1), provides the information specified in Section 7-9A-502(b).
(b) Period of effectiveness not affected. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-9A-515,
the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement.
(c) Effectiveness of amendment adding collateral. A financing statement that is amended by
an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added...
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7-9A-601
Section 7-9A-601 Rights after default; judicial enforcement; consignor or buyer of accounts,
chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes. (a) Rights of secured party after
default. After default, a secured party has the rights provided in this part and, except as
otherwise provided in Section 7-9A-602, those provided by agreement of the parties. A secured
party: (1) may reduce a claim to judgment, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim, security
interest, or agricultural lien by any available judicial procedure; and (2) if the collateral
is documents, may proceed either as to the documents or as to the goods they cover. (b) Rights
and duties of secured party in possession or control. A secured party in possession of collateral
or control of collateral under Section 7-7-106, 7-9A-104, 7-9A-105, 7-9A-106, or 7-9A-107
has the rights and duties provided in Section 7-9A-207. (c) Rights cumulative; simultaneous
exercise. The rights under subsections (a) and (b) are cumulative...
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7-2A-103
Section 7-2A-103 Definitions and index of definitions. (1) In this article unless the context
otherwise requires: (a) "Buyer in ordinary course of business" means a person who
in good faith and without knowledge that the sale to him or her is in violation of the ownership
rights or security interest or leasehold interest of a third party in the goods, buys in ordinary
course from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind but does not include a
pawnbroker. "Buying" may be for cash or by exchange of other property or on secured
or unsecured credit and includes receiving goods or documents of title under a pre-existing
contract for sale but does not include a transfer in bulk or as security for or in total or
partial satisfaction of a money debt. (b) "Cancellation" occurs when either party
puts an end to the lease contract for default by the other party. (c) "Commercial unit"
means such a unit of goods as by commercial usage is a single whole for purposes of lease
and...
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7-9-302
Section 7-9-302 When filing is required to perfect security interest; security interests to
which filing provisions of this article do not apply. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2001
REGULAR SESSION, BY ACT 2001-481, EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2002. (1) A financing statement must be
filed to perfect all security interests except the following: (a) A security interest in collateral
in possession of the secured party under Section 7-9-305; (b) A security interest temporarily
perfected in instruments, certificated securities, or documents without delivery under Section
7-9-304 or in proceeds for a 20-day period under Section 7-9-306; (c) A security interest
created by an assignment of a beneficial interest in a trust or a decedent's estate; (d) A
purchase money security interest in consumer goods; but filing is required for a motor vehicle
required to be registered; and fixture filing is required for priority over conflicting interests
in fixtures to the extent provided in Section 7-9-313; (e) An...
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7-9A-307
Section 7-9A-307 Location of debtor. (a) "Place of business." In this section, "place
of business" means a place where a debtor conducts its affairs. (b) Debtor's location:
General rules. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine
a debtor's location: (1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's principal
residence. (2) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located
at its place of business. (3) A debtor that is an organization and has more than one place
of business is located at its chief executive office. (c) Limitation of applicability of subsection
(b). Subsection (b) applies only if a debtor's residence, place of business, or chief executive
office, as applicable, is located in a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information
concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available
in a filing, recording, or registration system as a condition or result...
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7-9A-317
Section 7-9A-317 Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural
lien. (a) Conflicting security interests and rights of lien creditors. A security interest
or agricultural lien is subordinate to the rights of: (1) a person entitled to priority under
Section 7-9A-322; and (2) except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a person that becomes
a lien creditor before the earlier of the time: (A) the security interest or agricultural
lien is perfected; or (B) one of the conditions specified in Section 7-9A-203(b)(3) is met
and a financing statement covering the collateral is filed. (b) Buyers that receive delivery.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer, other than a secured party, of tangible
chattel paper, tangible documents, goods, instruments, or a certificated security takes free
of a security interest or agricultural lien if the buyer gives value and receives delivery
of the collateral without knowledge of the security interest...
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7-9A-626
Section 7-9A-626 Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue. (a) Applicable rules if
amount of deficiency or surplus in issue. In an action arising from a transaction, other than
a consumer transaction, in which the amount of a deficiency or surplus is in issue, the following
rules apply: (1) A secured party need not prove compliance with the provisions of this part
relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance unless the debtor or a secondary
obligor places the secured party's compliance in issue. (2) If the secured party's compliance
is placed in issue, the secured party has the burden of establishing that the collection,
enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was conducted in accordance with this part. (3) Except
as otherwise provided in Section 7-9A-628, if a secured party fails to prove that the collection,
enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was conducted in accordance with the provisions of
this part relating to collection, enforcement, disposition,...
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8-9A-2
Section 8-9A-2 Insolvency. (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debtor's debts is greater
than all of the debtor's assets at a fair valuation. (b) A debtor who is generally not paying
his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent. (c) A partnership is insolvent under
subsection (a) if the sum of the partnership's debts is greater than the aggregate, at a fair
valuation, of all of the partnership's assets and the sum of the excess of the value of each
general partner's nonpartnership assets over the partner's nonpartnership debts. (d) Assets
under this section do not include property that has been transferred, concealed, or removed
with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors or that has been transferred in a manner
making the transfer voidable under this chapter. (e) Debts under this section do not include
an obligation to the extent it is secured by a valid lien on property of the debtor not included
as an asset. (Acts 1989, No. 89-793, p. 1585, §2.)...
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7-9A-310
Section 7-9A-310 When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security
interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply. (a) General rule:
Perfection by filing. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and Section 7-9A-312(b),
a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.
(b) Exceptions: Filing not necessary. The filing of a financing statement is not necessary
to perfect a security interest: (1) that is perfected under Section 7-9A-308(d), (e), (f),
or (g); (2) that is perfected under Section 7-9A-309 when it attaches; (3) in property subject
to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in Section 7-9A-311(a); (4) in goods in possession
of a bailee which is perfected under Section 7-9A-312(d)(1) or (2); (5) in certificated securities,
documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing, control, or possession
under Section 7-9A-312(e), (f), or (g); (6) in collateral...
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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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