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8-9-10
Section 8-9-10 Agreement in contract to forfeit right of action for not presenting damage claim
void; exceptions. Any agreement, convenant, or stipulation in any contract, verbal or written,
forfeiting any right of action for failure to present to the party liable a claim for damages,
is void; but this section shall not prevent stipulations requiring the giving of informaiton
by one party to another within a reasonable time of the happening of any event peculiarly
within the knowlege of one of the parties to such contract. (Code 1907, § 4297; Code 1923,
§ 8048; Code 1940, T. 20, §17.)...
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6-11-51
Section 6-11-51 Definitions. As used in this article the following words and terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ANNUITY ISSUER. An insurer that has issued a contract to fund
periodic payments under a structured settlement. (2) DEPENDENTS. A payee's spouse and minor
children and all other persons for whom the payee is legally obligated to provide support,
including alimony. (3) DISCOUNTED PRESENT VALUE. The present value of future payments determined
by discounting the payments to the present using the most recently published applicable federal
rate for determining the present value of an annuity, as issued by the United States Internal
Revenue Service. (4) GROSS ADVANCE AMOUNT. The sum payable to the payee or for the payee's
account as consideration for a transfer of structured settlement payment rights before any
reductions for transfer expenses or other deductions to be made from the consideration. (5)
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Advice of an attorney, certified public...
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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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24-1A-5
Section 24-1A-5 Powers of authority. The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To
have succession by its corporate name until the principal of and interest on the bonds shall
have been fully paid and until it shall have been dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2)
To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject
matter and of the parties thereto; (3) To adopt and use a corporate seal and to alter the
seal at pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year; (5) To maintain an office in the City of
Montgomery; (6) To adopt, and from time to time amend and repeal, bylaws and rules and regulations,
not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority
in the conduct of its business; (7) To purchase mortgage loans from mortgage lenders; (8)
To contract with mortgage lenders for the origination of, or the servicing, of mortgage loans
to be made by such mortgage lenders and the servicing of the...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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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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11-80-3
Section 11-80-3 Contracts between counties and municipalities as to use and occupation, etc.,
of public buildings located in municipalities. Municipalities and counties may contract with
each other for the ownership or use and occupation of parts of city halls, city jails, county
courthouses, and county jails or other public buildings held and owned by such municipalities
or counties located within such municipalities, and any such contract shall be binding upon
both the municipality and county until revoked by the joint agreement and action of both parties
to such contract. Any and all easements acquired under this section shall be in every respect
binding between the parties. (Code 1923, §2317; Code 1940, T. 37, §471.)...
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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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37-3-23
Section 37-3-23 Bills of lading. Every common carrier by motor vehicle subject to the provisions
of this chapter receiving property for transportation originating and terminating in this
state shall issue to the shipper a receipt or bill of lading therefor and shall be liable
as a common carrier under the laws of this state to the lawful holder thereof for any loss,
damage or injury to such property caused by it; and no contract, stipulation, receipt, rule
or regulation contained in said receipt or bill of lading, or otherwise, shall exempt such
common carrier from the liability hereby imposed; but nothing in this section shall deprive
any holder of such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which he has
under existing law. Every bill of lading so issued to the shipper shall state the class or
classes of freight or express shipped and the rate to the point of destination and the aggregate
charge made for the transportation. The commission shall prescribe the forms...
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37-2-21
Section 37-2-21 Bills of lading or receipts - When issued; contents; receipt for cotton in
bales; common-law liability not affected. (a) Every transportation company receiving property
for transportation, originating and terminating in this state, shall issue to the shipper
a receipt or bill of lading therefor in which shall be stated the class or classes of freight
shipped and the rate to the point of destination and aggregate charge made for the transportation
and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage or injury to such property
negligently caused by it or by any transportation company to which said property may be delivered,
or over whose lines such property may pass; and no contract, stipulation, receipt, rule or
regulation contained in said receipt or bill of lading, or otherwise, shall exempt such transportation
company from the liability hereby imposed; but nothing in this subsection shall deprive any
holder of such receipt or bill of lading of any...
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