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35-12-79
Section 35-12-79 Custody by state; recovery by holder; defense of holder. (a) In this article,
good faith means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. (b) Upon payment
or delivery of property to the Treasurer, the state assumes custody and responsibility for
the safekeeping of the property. A holder who pays or delivers property to the Treasurer in
good faith is relieved of all liability arising thereafter with respect to the property. The
payment or delivery of property to the Treasurer shall operate as a full, absolute and unconditional
release and discharge of the holder from any and all claims or demands of or liability to
any person entitled thereto, or to any other claimant or state, and the payment or delivery
may be pleaded as an absolute bar to any action brought against the holder by any other person
entitled thereto, or by any other claimant or state. Once properly pleaded, the holder shall
immediately and thereafter be relieved of and held harmless from...
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6-10-26
Section 6-10-26 Claim of exemption after levy and prior to sale; contesting of such claim.
The right of homestead or other exemption shall not be waived or lost by a failure, before
the levy of process, to file for record a declaration claiming the same; but the defendant,
in person or by his or her agent or attorney, may, at any time after the levy and prior to
a sale, file with the officer making the levy a claim in writing, verified by oath, to such
property, or any part thereof, as exempt and, if of a part, describing the same; and, within
three days thereafter, such officer must give to the plaintiff or his or her agent or attorney
written notice of the filing of the claim. Thereupon, the plaintiff, in person or by his or
her agent or attorney, may contest the claim in the mode provided in Section 6-10-25; except,
that no bond need be executed; and on the institution of such contest, the officer shall,
within three days thereafter, give the defendant written notice of the same. If...
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6-5-347
Section 6-5-347 Agritourism. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL. As defined in Section 41-14-51. (2) AGRITOURISM
ACTIVITY. Any of the following, whether or not a participant provides monetary or other valuable
compensation to participate in, view, or enjoy: a. An activity at an agricultural operation,
which is not already addressed under Sections 6-5-337 or 35-15-40, including, but not limited
to, farming, ranching, historic and cultural agricultural activities, self-pick farms, or
farmers' markets, provided the agritourism professional is selling his or her own product
at a location provided to, leased to, rented to, or owned by the agritourism professional
for the purpose of selling his or her own product. b. An activity involving an animal exhibition,
show, or competition at an agricultural fair or youth livestock show, which is not already
addressed under Section 6-5-337, including, but not limited to, FFA,...
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8-6-19
Section 8-6-19 Civil liabilities of sellers, agents, etc.; remedies of purchasers. (a) Any
person who: (1) Sells or offers to sell a security in violation of any provision of this article
or of any rule or order imposed under this article or of any condition imposed under this
article, or (2) Sells or offers to sell a security by means of any untrue statement of a material
fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the buyer not
knowing of the untruth or omission, and who does not sustain the burden of proof that he did
not know and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known of the untruth or omission,
is liable to the person buying the security from him who may bring an action to recover the
consideration paid for the security, together with interest at six percent per year from the
date of payment, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees,...
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22-30E-9
Section 22-30E-9 Requirements for voluntary property assessment plans, voluntary cleanup plans;
financial assurance. (a) Subject to Sections 22-30E-8 and 22-30E-10, upon the department's
approval of a voluntary property assessment plan, approval of a voluntary cleanup plan, or
concurrence with the certification of compliance described in this section, whichever first
occurs, an applicant who is not a responsible person, as defined in Section 22-30E-3, at the
qualifying property, shall not be liable to the state or any third party for costs incurred
in the investigation or cleanup of, or equitable relief relating to, or damages resultant
from, in whole or in part, a preexisting release at the qualifying property, including, but
not limited to, any liability to the state for the cleanup of the property under Chapters
22, 27, 30, 30A, and 35 of this title, or a new release of a substance, constituent, or material
which had been part of a preexisting release at the property, unless such...
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32-7A-2
Section 32-7A-2 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those
instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
A document issued by an insurer or its authorized representative showing that a specific vehicle
is insured for no less than the minimum limits of liability coverage for bodily injury or
death and for destruction of property under subsection (c) of Section 32-7-6. (2) COMMERCIAL
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY. An insurance policy that: a. Is written on either a
commercial coverage or other commercially rated personal policy form, including, but not limited
to, a commercial auto, garage, or truckers form, and is not dependent on the type, number,
or ownership of vehicle or entity covered or insured. b. Insures vehicles that are not identified
individually by vehicle identification number on the policy....
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6-5-336
Section 6-5-336 Volunteers. (a) This section shall be known as "The Volunteer Service
Act." (b) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The willingness of volunteers
to offer their services has been increasingly deterred by a perception that they put personal
assets at risk in the event of tort actions seeking damages arising from their activities
as volunteers; (2) The contributions of programs, activities, and services to communities
is diminished and worthwhile programs, activities, and services are deterred by the unwillingness
of volunteers to serve either as volunteers or as officers, directors, or trustees of nonprofit
public and private organizations; (3) The provisions of this section are intended to encourage
volunteers to contribute their services for the good of their communities and at the same
time provide a reasonable basis for redress of claims which may arise relating to those services.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the terms specified shall...
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25-5-1
Section 25-5-1 Definitions. Throughout this chapter, the following words and phrases as used
therein shall be considered to have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context
shall clearly indicate a different meaning in the connection used: (1) COMPENSATION. The money
benefits to be paid on account of injury or death, as provided in Articles 3 and 4. The recovery
which an employee may receive by action at law under Article 2 of this chapter is termed "recovery
of civil damages," as provided for in Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-34. "Compensation"
does not include medical and surgical treatment and attention, medicine, medical and surgical
supplies, and crutches and apparatus furnished an employee on account of an injury. (2) CHILD
or CHILDREN. The terms include posthumous children and all other children entitled by law
to inherit as children of the deceased; stepchildren who were members of the family of the
deceased, at the time of the accident, and were dependent upon him or...
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13A-10-190
Section 13A-10-190 Definitions. As used in this article, Section 13A-11-11, and Section 36-19-2.1,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BACTERIOLOGICAL WEAPON or BIOLOGICAL
WEAPON. A device which is designed in a manner to permit the intentional release onto any
person, into the population or environment of microbial, or other biological agents or toxins
or viral agents whatever their origin or method of production in a manner not otherwise authorized
by law or any device the development, production, or stockpiling of which is prohibited pursuant
to the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling
of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction," 26 U.S.T. 583,
TIAS 8063. The microbial or biological agents or viral agents shall include, but not be limited
to, any of the following: Anthrax or any variation thereof, smallpox or any variation thereof.
(2) CONVICTION. An adjudication of guilt of or a plea of...
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3-5-12
Section 3-5-12 Proceedings for recovery of livestock or animal by owner; determination of validity
of seizure, amount of damages, etc., where owner unknown, etc.; fees and costs of district
court judge and officer making seizure; appeals from judgment of district court. (a) The owner
of any livestock or animal which has been seized shall have the right to possession of the
same by paying such judgment and the costs thereof or, if no judgment has been entered, by
paying such damages as may be agreed upon together with fees and costs and expenses due on
account of such seizure to the person or officer so seizing such livestock or animal or to
the person who may at the time of such payment have such livestock or animal in his possession
and by paying to the court the costs of the court incurred to the time of such payment. Should
the parties be unable to agree upon the amount of damages, fees, costs and expenses due, either
party shall have the right to go before any district court judge...
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