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27-17A-22
Section 27-17A-22 Violations and penalties. (a)(1) A person who knowingly receives payments
for a preneed contract without having a valid certificate of authority: a. Commits a Class
B felony, punishable as provided by law, as to each contract on which the payments collected
equal or exceed, in the aggregate, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). b. Commits
a Class C felony, punishable as provided by law, as to each contract on which the payments
collected are between, in the aggregate, five hundred dollars ($500) and two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500). c. Commits a Class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law,
as to each contract on which the payments collected do not exceed, in the aggregate, five
hundred dollars ($500). (2) In addition to the criminal penalty imposed under subdivision
(1), upon conviction of an offense under subdivision (1), a person may not thereafter obtain
a certificate of authority or register as a preneed sales agent. (b)(1) A person who...
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27-17A-32
Section 27-17A-32 Rights of seller; powers and duties of trustee. (a) If amounts paid by the
purchaser under a preneed contract for funeral merchandise have previously been deposited
in trust, the seller may withdraw the principal amount and trust appreciation attributable
to the delivered item at such time as the funeral merchandise is delivered or installed or,
if comprised of materials designed to withstand prolonged, protected storage without deterioration,
the merchandise is placed in storage with a responsible third party bonded and insured for
the wholesale value thereof and evidenced by a receipt specifically identifying the item,
the specific preneed contract, the location of the item, and the identity and address of the
bonding and insuring parties. For purposes of this subsection only, caskets and alternative
containers may not be held in storage by the seller or a third party storage facility prior
to the death of the funeral beneficiary. (b) The trustee shall make regular...
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27-17A-31
Section 27-17A-31 Deposits into trust; trustee responsibilities; interests in funds. (a) Any
person who is paid, collects, or receives funds under a preneed contract for funeral services
or funeral merchandise to be funded by trust shall deposit in trust an amount at least equal
to the sum of 75 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for all funeral services
and funeral merchandise sold, transportation, and facilities rented other than outer burial
containers, 60 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for outer burial containers,
110 percent of the wholesale cost of memorials from the amount collected on the purchase price
of memorials, and 100 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for all cash advance
items sold. (b) All deposits shall be made within 30 days after the end of the calendar month
in which the preneed contract is paid in full, unless, prior to that time, all liabilities
of the seller under the preneed contract to deliver the...
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27-17A-10
Section 27-17A-10 Certificate required. (a) No person may sell a preneed contract without first
having a valid certificate of authority. (b)(1) No person may receive any funds for payment
on a preneed contract who does not hold a valid certificate of authority. (2) Any preneed
transaction in which a buyer pays to the seller before need, in whole or in part, a purchase
price for funeral or cemetery merchandise and services, and in which the seller is not obligated
to deliver the contracted for merchandise or to perform the services until need, in whole
or in part, shall be evidenced by a written preneed contract satisfying the requirements of
this chapter and signed by the seller and the purchaser. No person may receive or accept any
form of consideration in such a transaction without a fully signed written preneed contract.
A transaction not evidenced by a signed written preneed contract shall be voidable at the
election of the buyer and, if such election is made, the seller shall...
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27-14-3
Section 27-14-3 Insurable interest - Personal insurance; preneed contracts. (a) Insurable interest
with reference to personal insurance is an interest based upon a reasonable expectation of
pecuniary advantage through the continued life, health, or bodily safety of another person
and consequent loss by reason of his or her death or disability or a substantial interest
engendered by love and affection in the case of individuals closely related by blood or by
law. (b) An individual has an unlimited insurable interest in his or her own life, health,
and bodily safety and may lawfully take out a policy of insurance on his or her own life,
health, or bodily safety and have the same made payable to whomsoever he or she pleases, regardless
of whether the beneficiary so designated has an insurable interest. (c) A corporation, foreign
or domestic, has an insurable interest in the life or physical or mental ability of any of
its directors, officers, or employees, or the directors, officers, or...
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27-17A-11
Section 27-17A-11 Application for certificate; statements; issuance; expiration; transfer.
(a) An application to the commissioner for a certificate of authority shall be accompanied
by the statement and other matters described in this section in the form prescribed by the
commissioner. Annually thereafter, within six months after the end of its fiscal period, or
within an extension of time therefor, as the commissioner for good cause may grant, the person
authorized to engage in the sale of preneed contracts shall file with the commissioner a full
and true statement of his or her financial condition, transactions, and affairs, prepared
on a basis as adopted by a rule of the commissioner, as of the preceding fiscal period or
at such other time or times as the commissioner may provide by rule, together with information
and data which may be required by the commissioner. (b) The statement shall include all of
the following: (1) The types of preneed contracts proposed to be written and the...
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27-19-105
Section 27-19-105 Regulations for long-term care policies; outline of coverage, policy summary,
and monthly report. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations that include standards for
full and fair disclosure setting forth the manner, content, and required disclosures for the
sale of long-term care insurance policies, terms of renewability, initial and subsequent conditions
of eligibility, nonduplication of coverage provisions, coverage of dependents, preexisting
conditions, termination of insurance, continuation or conversion, probationary periods, limitations,
exceptions, reductions, elimination periods, requirements for replacement, recurrent conditions,
and definitions of terms. Regulations under this subsection should recognize the developing
and unique nature of long-term care insurance and the distinction between group and individual
long-term insurance policies. (b) No long-term care insurance policy may do any of the following:
(1) Be cancelled, nonrenewed, or otherwise...
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34-27-50
Section 34-27-50 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACCOMMODATIONS. Any hotel or
motel room, condominium, or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, apartment, or any other private
or commercial structure designed for occupancy by one or more individuals or any recreational
vehicle campsite or campground. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. Any individual, corporation, firm, association,
joint venture, partnership, trust, estate, business trust, syndicate, fiduciary, and any other
group or combination which engages in acts or practices in any trade or commerce. (3) CONTRACT.
Any contract, promissory note, credit agreement, negotiable instrument, lease, use agreement,
license, security, or other muniment conferring on the purchaser the rights, benefits, and
obligations of a vacation time-sharing plan. (4) COMMISSION. The Alabama Real Estate Commission.
(5) COMMISSIONER. A member of the Alabama Real Estate...
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40-23-1
Section 40-23-1 Definitions; transactions considered or not considered sales. (a) For the purpose
of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this
section: (1) PERSON or COMPANY. Used interchangeably, includes any individual, firm, copartnership,
association, corporation, receiver, trustee, or any other group or combination acting as a
unit and the plural as well as the singular number, unless the intention to give a more limited
meaning is disclosed by the context. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of the State
of Alabama. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (4) TAX
YEAR or TAXABLE YEAR. The calendar year. (5) SALE or SALES. Installment and credit sales and
the exchange of properties as well as the sale thereof for money, every closed transaction
constituting a sale. Provided, however, a transaction shall not be closed or a sale completed
until the time and place when and where title is transferred by...
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23-1-66
Section 23-1-66 Disposal of surplus personal property - Sale procedures. (a) This section shall
apply only to the property which has been held by the State Department of Transportation for
a period of not less than 60 days from the date the property is first published in the list
of surplus personal property, as set out in subsection (b) of Section 23-1-65 and not purchased
by any agency as set out in subsection (c) of Section 23-1-64. (b) All contracts made by,
or on behalf of, the State Department of Transportation for the sale or disposal of tangible
personal property owned by the State Department of Transportation, other than types of property,
the disposal of which is otherwise provided for by law, or which, by nature, are incapable
of sale by auction or bid, shall be let by free and open competitive public auction or sealed
bids. (c) Every proposal to make a sale covered by this section shall be advertised for at
least two weeks in advance of the date fixed for receiving bids....
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