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34-27-84
Section 34-27-84 Obligations of licensees. (a) Licensees shall have all of the following obligations
to all parties in a real estate transaction: (1) To provide brokerage services to all parties
to the transaction honestly and in good faith. (2) To exercise reasonable skill and care in
providing brokerage services to all parties. (3) To keep confidential any information given
to the licensee in confidence, or any information obtained by the licensee that the licensee
knows a reasonable individual would want to keep confidential, unless disclosure of this information
is required by law, violates a fiduciary duty to a client, becomes public knowledge, or is
authorized by the party in writing. (4) To account for all property coming into the possession
of the licensee that belongs to any party to the real estate transaction. (5) When assisting
a party in the negotiation of a real estate transaction, to present all written offers in
a timely and truthful manner. (6) To act on behalf of the...
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34-27-82
Section 34-27-82 Roles and duties of licensees; written disclosure documents; exceptions; brokerage
agreements. (a) When engaged in any real estate transaction, the licensee may act as a single
agent, sub-agent, a limited consensual dual agent, or as a transaction broker. (b) At the
initial contact between a licensee and the consumer and until such time a broker enters into
a specific written agreement to establish an agency relationship with one or more of the parties
to a transaction, the licensee shall not be considered an agent of that consumer. An agency
relationship shall not be assumed, implied, or created without a written bilateral agreement
establishing the terms of the agency relationship. (c) As soon as reasonably possible and
before any confidential information is disclosed to any other person by a licensee, the licensee
shall provide a written disclosure form to a consumer for signature describing the alternative
types of brokerage services, as identified in subsection...
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34-27-81
Section 34-27-81 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) AGENCY AGREEMENT. A written agreement between a broker and a client which creates
a fiduciary relationship between the broker and a principal, who is commonly referred to as
a client. (2) BROKER. Any person licensed as a real estate broker pursuant to Articles 1 and
2 of this chapter. (3) BROKERAGE AGREEMENT. A specific written agreement between a brokerage
firm and a consumer which establishes a brokerage relationship. The brokerage agreement shall
contain a statement of the terms and conditions of the brokerage services to be provided.
(4) BROKERAGE SERVICE. Any service, except for rental or property management services, provided
by a broker or licensee to another person and includes all activities for which a real estate
license is required under Articles 1 and 2 of this chapter. (5) CONSUMER. A person who obtains
information, advice, or services concerning real estate...
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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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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may on its
own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions and records
of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of witnesses and
the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable cause is found,
a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing on the formal complaint.
The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both, or reprimand
the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found guilty of any of the following
acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke or suspend a license until such time
as the licensee has completed an approved continuing education course and/or made restitution
to accounts containing funds to be held for other...
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34-27-31
Section 34-27-31 Recovery Fund created; fees paid to fund; injured party's recovery from fund;
procedures, appeals, etc.; licensee to report any legal action taken against him or her. (a)
The commission shall establish and maintain a Recovery Fund from which an aggrieved party
may recover actual or compensatory damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained
only within the State of Alabama as a result of conduct of a broker or salesperson in violation
of Article 1 or 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission. (b) Notwithstanding
any other provision to the contrary, payments from the Recovery Fund are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: (1) The fund shall not be obligated for the acts or omissions
of a broker or salesperson while acting on his or her own behalf or on behalf of his or her
child, spouse, or parent regarding property in which he or she or his or her spouse, child,
or parent has, or is attempting to acquire, an interest;...
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34-27-100
Section 34-27-100 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACTUAL INTRODUCTION. a. When the buyer, seller, landlord,
or tenant has been referred to the real estate licensee by the person or entity seeking the
referral fee prior to the time the customer has executed a real estate brokerage services
disclosure form or waived execution in writing or the customer has executed a buyer's agency
agreement, property listing agreement, or a transaction brokerage agreement; or b. For real
estate transactions in which the law of this state does not require the presentation of a
real estate brokerage services disclosure form, when the buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant
has been referred to the real estate licensee by the person or entity seeking the referral
fee prior to any contact between the buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant and the real estate
licensee during which their real estate business has been discussed. (2) INTERFERENCE...
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8-1A-8
Section 8-1A-8 Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. (a) Subject to
subsection (e), if parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a
law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person,
the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case
may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt.
An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information
processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.
(b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record to be posted or displayed in a certain
manner, to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or to contain information
that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply: (1) The record shall be
posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other...
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34-27-85
Section 34-27-85 Services licensees required to provide. (a) In addition to the duties enumerated
in Section 34-27-84, a licensee shall provide all of the following services to clients: (1)
Loyally represent the best interests of the client by placing the interests of the client
ahead of the interests of any other party, unless loyalty to a client violates the duties
of the licensee to other parties under Section 34-27-84, or is otherwise prohibited by law.
(2) Disclose to the client all information known by the licensee that is material to the transaction
and not discoverable by the client through reasonable investigation and observation, except
for confidential information as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of Section 34-27-84.
A licensee shall have no affirmative duty to discover the information. (3) Fulfill any obligation
required by the agency agreement, and any lawful instructions of the client that are within
the scope of the agency agreement, that are not...
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5-26-3
Section 5-26-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. The term "depository institution" has the same meaning
as in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and includes any credit union. (2) FEDERAL
BANKING AGENCIES. The term "federal banking agencies" means the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office
of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. (3) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER. The term "immediate family member" means
a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild. This includes stepparents, stepchildren,
stepsiblings, and adoptive relationships. (4) INDIVIDUAL. The term "individual"
means a natural person. (5) LOAN PROCESSOR OR UNDERWRITER. (a) In General. The term "loan
processor or underwriter" means an individual who performs clerical or support duties
as an...
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