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8-25-2
Section 8-25-2 Disclosures by merchant to consumer; inaccuracy due to acts, etc., after delivery;
form of disclosure. (a) The merchant shall disclose to the consumer the information required
by this title. In a transaction involving more than one consumer, the merchant need disclose
to only one of the consumers who are primarily obligated. In a transaction involving more
than one merchant, only one merchant need make the disclosures. (b) The disclosures shall
be made clearly and conspicuously in writing in a form that the consumer may keep. The required
disclosure may be made a part of the rental-purchase agreement or provided on a separate form.
(c) If a disclosure becomes inaccurate as the result of any act, occurrence, or agreement
after delivery of the required disclosure, the resulting inaccuracy is not a violation of
this title. (d) For each rental-purchase agreement, the lessor shall disclose the following
items, as applicable: (1) Whether the merchandise is new or has been...
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8-20-4
Section 8-20-4 Unfair and deceptive trade practices. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions,
or conditions of any dealer agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver,
prior to the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of any dealer agreement or franchise,
the following acts or conduct shall constitute unfair and deceptive trade practices: (1) For
any manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, or wholesaler, distributor
branch, or distributor representative to coerce or attempt to coerce any motor vehicle dealer
to do any of the following: a. To accept, buy, or order any motor vehicle or vehicles, appliances,
equipment, parts, or accessories therefor, or any other commodity or commodities or service
or services which such motor vehicle dealer has not voluntarily ordered or requested except
items required by applicable local, state, or federal law; or to require a motor vehicle dealer
to accept, buy, order, or purchase such items in order to...
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8-25-4
Section 8-25-4 Reinstatement of agreement after failure to make timely payment. A consumer
who fails to make a timely rental payment may reinstate an agreement without losing any rights
or options previously acquired, by taking the required action within five days if the consumer
pays monthly or within two days if the consumer pays more frequently than monthly. Nothing
in this section shall prevent the accrual of any late charges or reinstatement fees charged
by the merchant. Nothing in this section shall prevent the merchant from attempting repossession
of the merchandise during the reinstatement period, and the consumer's right to reinstate
an agreement shall not expire because of such a repossession. A consumer must pay all rental
and other charges due or return the merchandise to the merchant if the merchant so requests
during the reinstatement period. If the merchandise is returned during the applicable reinstatement
period other than through judicial process, the right to...
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8-25-6
Section 8-25-6 Damages and fees recoverable for violations of chapter; nonliability where merchant
discovers error, gives notice, and makes adjustments. (a) A consumer damaged by a violation
of this chapter by a merchant is entitled to recover from the merchant: (1) Actual damages;
(2) Twenty-five percent of an amount equal to the total amount of payments required to obtain
ownership of the merchandise involved, except that the amount recovered under this subdivision
may not be less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and (3) Reasonable attorney's fees not to
exceed 15 percent of the consumer's allowable recovery and court costs. (b) A merchant is
not liable under this section for a violation of this chapter caused by the merchant's error
if before the sixty-first day after the date the merchant discovers the error, and before
an action under this section is filed or written notice of the error is received by the merchant
from the consumer, the merchant gives the consumer written notice of...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved,
adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes.
The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local
tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases
and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant
components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing
of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article
II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district
of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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27-61-1
Section 27-61-1 Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact. The Surplus Lines Insurance
Multi-State Compliance Compact Act is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions
mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: PREAMBLE WHEREAS, with
regard to Non-Admitted Insurance policies with risk exposures located in multiple states,
the 111th United States Congress has stipulated in Title V, Subtitle B, the Non-Admitted and
Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, hereafter, the NRRA, that: (A) The placement of Non-Admitted Insurance shall be subject
to the statutory and regulatory requirements solely of the insured's Home State, and (B) Any
law, regulation, provision, or action of any State that applies or purports to apply to Non-Admitted
Insurance sold to, solicited by, or negotiated with an insured whose Home State is another
State shall be preempted with respect to such application;...
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8-25-1
Section 8-25-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ADVERTISEMENT. A commercial message in any medium that directly or indirectly promotes
or assists a rental-purchase agreement, except for instore merchandising aids. (2) CONSUMER.
An individual who leases personal property under a rental-purchase agreement. (3) MERCHANDISE.
The personal property that is the subject of a rental-purchase agreement. (4) MERCHANT. A
person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges
for the leasing of merchandise under a rental-purchase agreement, and includes a person who
is assigned an interest in a rental-purchase agreement. (5) RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENT. An
agreement for the use of merchandise by a consumer for personal, family, or household purposes,
for an initial period of four months or less that is automatically...
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