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8-20A-2
Section 8-20A-2 Obligations of manufacturer. (a) If a new motor vehicle does not conform to
any applicable express warranty, and the consumer delivers the motor vehicle to the manufacturer,
its agent, or its authorized dealer, and gives notice of the nonconforming condition during
the lemon law rights period, the manufacturer of the motor vehicle shall be obligated to make
such repairs to the motor vehicle as shall be necessary to remedy any nonconforming condition
thereof. Such repairs shall be required even after the expiration of the lemon law rights
period provided that notice of the nonconforming condition was first given during the lemon
law rights period and provided further that the manufacturer's obligation to repair the nonconforming
condition shall not extend beyond the period of 24 months following delivery of the vehicle
or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. (b) If, after reasonable attempts, the manufacturer,
its agent, or its authorized dealer is unable to conform the...
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8-20A-1
Section 8-20A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings as indicated: (1) CONSUMER. The purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of
a new or previously untitled motor vehicle used in substantial part for personal, family,
or household purposes, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce
the obligations of the warranty. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle intended primarily for use
and operation on the public highways which is self-propelled; provided, however, that the
term "motor vehicle" shall not apply to motor homes or to any motor vehicle having
a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or more. (3) MANUFACTURER.
The person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, importing and/or
distributing motor vehicles to be made available to a motor vehicle dealer for retail sale.
(4) MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER or AUTHORIZED DEALER. The person, firm, or corporation...
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8-20A-3
Section 8-20A-3 Cause of action against manufacturer. (a) A consumer sustaining damages as
a proximate consequence of the failure by a manufacturer to perform its obligations imposed
under this chapter may bring a civil action against the manufacturer to enforce the provisions
of this chapter. Prior to the commencement of any such proceeding a consumer must give notice
of a nonconforming condition by certified United States mail to the manufacturer and demand
correction or repair of the nonconforming condition. If at the time such notice of a nonconforming
condition is given to the manufacturer, a presumption has arisen that reasonable attempts
to correct a nonconforming condition have been allowed, the manufacturer shall be given a
final opportunity to cure the nonconforming condition. The manufacturer shall within seven
calendar days of receiving the written notice of nonconforming condition notify the consumer
of a reasonably accessible repair facility. After delivery of the new...
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8-20-4
carriers. q. To offer any refunds or other types of inducements to any person for the purchase
of new motor vehicles of a certain line make to be sold to the state or any political subdivision
thereof without making the same offer to all other new motor vehicle dealers in the same line
make within the state. r. To release to any outside party, except under subpoena, or as otherwise
required by law or in an administrative, judicial, or arbitration proceeding, any business,
financial, or personal information which may be from time to time provided by the dealer
to the manufacturer, without the express written consent of the dealer. s. To own an interest
in a new motor vehicle dealership, to operate or control a dealership, to make direct sales
or leases of new motor vehicles to the public in Alabama, or to own, operate, or control a
facility for performance of motor vehicle warranty or repair service work, except as follows:
1. The manufacturer or distributor is owning or operating...
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40-12-240
representative of any of them. (22) PICKUP TRUCK. As defined in Section 32-8-2. (23) PRIVATE
PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE. Every motor vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of nine
persons or less except the following: a. Motorcycles. b. Motor vehicles used in the transportation
of persons for hire. c. Trailers or semitrailers. d. Self-propelled campers or house cars
including every motor vehicle of the type usually referred to as a bus which is owned and
operated by an individual for personal or private use and not for hire, rent, or compensation.
Motor trucks of the type commonly known as "pickups" or "pickup trucks,"
regardless of the use made of any such motor trucks and regardless of whether the owner thereof
owns or has access to any other mode of transportation, shall not be deemed to constitute
a private passenger automobile. (24) PUBLIC HIGHWAY. Every highway, road, street, alley, lane,
court, place, trail, drive, bridge, viaduct, or trestle, located either within a...
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32-8-87
or any other person pays or makes other monetary settlement to a person when a vehicle is damaged
and the damage to the vehicle is greater than or equal to 75 percent of the fair retail value
of the vehicle prior to damage as set forth in a current edition of a nationally recognized
compilation of retail values, including automated data bases. The compensation for total loss
as defined in this subsection shall not include payments by an insurer or other person for
medical care, bodily injury, vehicle rental, or for anything other than the amount
paid for the actual damage to the motor vehicle. A vehicle that has sustained minor damage
as a result of theft or vandalism shall not be considered a total loss. Any person acquiring
ownership of a damaged motor vehicle that meets the definition of total loss for which a salvage
title has not been issued shall apply for a salvage title, other than a scrap metal processor
acquiring such vehicle for purposes of recycling into metallic...
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8-20-7.1
Section 8-20-7.1 Compensation of dealers for recall repairs. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) MANUFACTURER. A manufacturer, distributor
or wholesaler, factory branch, or distributor branch. (2) STOP-SALE ORDER. A notification
issued by a manufacturer to its franchised new motor vehicle dealers stating that certain
used vehicles in inventory shall not be sold or leased, at either retail or wholesale, due
to a federal safety recall for a defect or a noncompliance, or a federal emissions recall.
(b) A manufacturer shall compensate its new motor vehicle dealers for all labor and parts
required by the manufacturer to perform recall repairs. Compensation for recall repairs shall
be reasonable. If parts or a remedy are not reasonably available to perform a recall service
or repair on a used vehicle held for sale by a dealer authorized to sell and service new vehicles
of the same line-make within 30 days of the manufacturer issuing the...
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8-19-5
means the transmission of information by the use of the telephone, with the specific intent
of defrauding a person by a material misrepresentation and obtaining property from that person
as a result of the fraud. Puffing or puffery does not constitute a scheme or artifice to defraud.
(26) Making any communication by telephone directly to another person which offers to the
other person a gift, award, or prize, where the person making the communication has actual
knowledge at the time of making the communication that the communication was materially false
and the person making the communication specifically intended to deprive the other person
of real or personal property as a result of the false communication. (27) Engaging
in any other unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct
of trade or commerce. (Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §5; Acts 1993, No. 93-203, §1; Act
99-583, p. 1327, §1; Act 2000-712, p. 1509, §1; Act 2002-496, p. 1276, §1.)...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted by,
or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of this
chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly permitted
to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter,
cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from the environment.
(4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either: 1. A retail
purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale. b. A wholesale
purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or organizations
having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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11-51-90.2
Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate 443 Electronics and Appliance Stores Electronic and appliance
store, household, radio, television, computer Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate 444 Building
Material and Gardening Equipment Dealers Building materials, hardware, paint, home center,
wallpaper Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate 445 Food and Beverage Stores Food and beverage stores,
grocery, convenience, markets, liquor, beer Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate Where Not State
Regulated 446 Health and Personal Care Stores Health and personal care stores,
drug, cosmetic, optical, health food Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate 447 Gasoline Stations
Gasoline stations, filling stations Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate Based on No. of Dispensers
448 Clothing and Accessories Stores Clothing stores, men's, women's, children, infants, shoe,
jewelry, luggage Gross Receipts and/or Flat Rate 451 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, Music Sporting
goods stores, hobby, toy, fish, gun, music, books Gross Receipts and/or...
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