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8-19A-17
Section 8-19A-17 Actions by enforcing authority. The division may bring: (1) An action to obtain
a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this chapter. (2) An action to enjoin
any person who has violated or is violating this chapter. (3) An action on behalf of one or
more purchasers for the actual damages caused by an act or practice performed in violation
of this chapter. This action may include, but is not limited to, an action to recover against
a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Upon motion of the enforcing authority in any action brought under this section, the court
may make appropriate orders, including appointment of a master or receiver or sequestration
of assets, to reimburse consumers found to have been damaged, to carry out a consumer transaction
in accordance with the consumer's reasonable expectations, or to grant other appropriate relief.
The court may assess the expenses of a master or receiver...
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12-15-319
Section 12-15-319 Grounds for termination of parental rights; factors considered; presumption
arising from abandonment. (a) If the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence,
competent, material, and relevant in nature, that the parents of a child are unable or unwilling
to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child, or that the conduct or condition
of the parents renders them unable to properly care for the child and that the conduct or
condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, it may terminate the parental rights
of the parents. In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall
consider the best interests of the child. In determining whether or not the parents are unable
or unwilling to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child and to terminate the
parental rights, the juvenile court shall consider the following factors including, but not
limited to, the following: (1) That the parents have abandoned...
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6-6-253
Section 6-6-253 Interpleader by defendant of adverse claimant of property; force and effect
of bonds given. (a) If the defendant in a detinue action interpleads a claimant of the property
and the defendant is discharged as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and if
the defendant has retained possession of the chattels, giving bond, the court may order the
chattels to be delivered to such claimant on his giving bond with sufficient surety, to be
approved by the clerk, payable to the plaintiff in the penalty of the bond of the defendant
with condition that if he is not successful in the action he will, within 20 days thereafter,
deliver the chattels and pay all such damages as may be assessed for the detention thereof
and all costs adjudged against him. If such person refuses or neglects to give such bond for
three days after service of his first pleading or motion in the action, the chattels must
be delivered to the plaintiff on his giving bond with sufficient surety, to be...
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13A-6-60
Section 13A-6-60 Definitions. The following definitions apply in this article: (1) FORCIBLE
COMPULSION. Use or threatened use, whether express or implied, of physical force, violence,
confinement, restraint, physical injury, or death to the threatened person or to another person.
Factors to be considered in determining an implied threat include, but are not limited to,
the respective ages and sizes of the victim and the accused; the respective mental and physical
conditions of the victim and the accused; the atmosphere and physical setting in which the
incident was alleged to have taken place; the extent to which the accused may have been in
a position of authority, domination, or custodial control over the victim; or whether the
victim was under duress. Forcible compulsion does not require proof of resistance by the victim.
(2) INCAPACITATED. The term includes any of the following: a. A person who suffers from a
mental or developmental disease or disability which renders the person...
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27-5-8
Section 27-5-8 "Marine insurance" defined. "Marine insurance" includes:
(1) Insurance against any and all kinds of loss or damage to: a. Vessels, craft, aircraft,
cars, automobiles and vehicles of every kind, as well as all goods, freights, cargoes, merchandise,
effects, disbursements, profits, moneys, bullion, precious stones, securities, choses in action,
evidence of debt, valuable papers, bottomry and respondentia interests, and all other kinds
of property and interests therein in respect to, appertaining to or in connection with any
and all risks or perils of navigation, transit, or transportation, including war risks, on
or under any seas or other waters, on land or in the air, or while being assembled, packed,
crated, baled, compressed, or similarly prepared for shipment or while awaiting the same or
during any delays, storage, transshipment, or reshipment incident thereto, including marine
builder's risks and all personal property floater risks; b. Person or to property in...
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35-8-9
Section 35-8-9 Duties and responsibilities of association for administration and management
of property. The association provided for by the declaration shall be responsible for the
administration and management of the condominium property in accordance with this chapter,
the declaration, and the bylaws. The association may be incorporated or unincorporated. All
unit owners will be stockholders or members. Unless otherwise provided in the declaration,
the association, acting through its officers or governing board, shall have the powers enumerated
below: (1) The association may maintain, repair, replace, clean, and sanitize the common and
limited common elements. (2) The association may assess and collect funds and may pay for
common expenses and limited common expenses out of such funds as are appropriate. (3) In addition
to the enforcement of the covenants and restrictions concerning use, occupancy, and transfer
of units which are included in the declaration pursuant to section...
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6-11-20
Section 6-11-20 Punitive damages not to be awarded other than where clear and convincing evidence
proven; definitions. (a) Punitive damages may not be awarded in any civil action, except civil
actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410, other than in a tort
action where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant consciously
or deliberately engaged in oppression, fraud, wantonness, or malice with regard to the plaintiff.
Nothing contained in this article is to be construed as creating any claim for punitive damages
which is not now present under the law of the State of Alabama. (b) As used in this article,
the following definitions shall apply: (1) FRAUD. An intentional misrepresentation, deceit,
or concealment of a material fact the concealing party had a duty to disclose, which was gross,
oppressive, or malicious and committed with the intention on the part of the defendant of
thereby depriving a person or entity of property or legal...
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6-5-521
Section 6-5-521 "Product liability action" defined. (a) A "product liability
action" means any action brought by a natural person for personal injury, death, or property
damage caused by the manufacture, construction, design, formula, preparation, assembly, installation,
testing, warnings, instructions, marketing, packaging, or labeling of a manufactured product
when such action is based upon (1) negligence, (2) innocent or negligent misrepresentation,
(3) the manufacturer's liability doctrine, (4) the Alabama extended manufacturer's liability
doctrine as it exists or is hereafter construed or modified, (5) breach of any implied warranty,
or (6) breach of any oral express warranty and no other. A product liability action does not
include an action for contribution or indemnity. (b) No product liability action may be asserted
or may be provided a claim for relief against any distributor, wholesaler, dealer, retailer,
or seller of a product, or against an individual or business entity...
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7-2A-506
Section 7-2A-506 Statute of limitations. (1) An action for default under a lease contract,
including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within 4 years after the cause
of action accrued. By the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation
to not less than one year. (2) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission
on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the
aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action for indemnity
accrues (a) in the case of an indemnity against liability, when the act or omission on which
the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party,
or when the default occurs, whichever is later, (b) in the case of an indemnity against loss
or damage, when the person indemnified makes payment thereof. A cause of action for damages
for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods accrues...
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13A-1-2
Section 13A-1-2 Definitions. Unless different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent
provisions of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOOBY
TRAP. Any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by
any action of a person making contact with the device. This term includes guns, ammunition,
or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes,
nails, spikes, electrical devices, lines or wires with hooks attached, and devices for the
production of toxic fumes or gases. (2) BURDEN OF INJECTING THE ISSUE. The term means that
the defendant must offer some competent evidence relating to all matters subject to the burden,
except that the defendant may rely upon evidence presented by the prosecution in meeting the
burden. (3) CLANDESTINE LABORATORY OPERATION. Any of the following: a. Purchase or procurement
of chemicals, supplies, equipment, or laboratory location for the...
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