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5-19-33
Section 5-19-33 Account maintenance fee. (a) In addition to other lawful charges permitted
under various state or federal laws, except under open-end credit plans, a creditor may, if
provided in the contract, charge an account maintenance fee of not more than three dollars
($3) for each month of the scheduled period of repayment of the credit transaction. The account
maintenance fee shall be determined at the date of the credit transaction and may be charged
in full at that time. The account maintenance fee as so determined shall not bear interest
and shall constitute a part of the finance charge. In the event of the renewal, refinance,
or payment in full of the credit transaction, the debtor shall be entitled to a refund or
credit of any unearned portion of the account maintenance fee under subsection (c) of Section
5-19-4, as of the date of such renewal, refinancing, or payment in full. (b) This section
shall not repeal, amend, modify, or diminish any right or power to charge and...
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5-19-6
Section 5-19-6 Copies of instruments signed by debtors to be furnished to debtors; required
statement in contracts, etc.; limitation on disclosure requirements; intent, applicability
of limitation. (a) Any creditor, when extending credit with respect to a consumer credit transaction,
other than under an open-end credit plan, shall at that time furnish to the debtor a copy
of each instrument executed by the debtor in connection with the consumer credit transaction.
The consumer credit transaction contract or note shall contain the following statement in
eight point or larger type immediately above the space for the borrower's signature. "CAUTION
- IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU THOROUGHLY READ THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU SIGN IT." (b) No disclosures
are required by this chapter to be made by a creditor with respect to any transaction other
than disclosures required by regulations made by the administrator pursuant to Section 5-19-21
and disclosures required by subsection (a) above and by Sections...
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5-19-29
Section 5-19-29 Injunctions. (a) The administrator may bring an action to restrain a creditor
or a person acting in his behalf from engaging in any business subject to licensing under
subsection (a) of Section 5-19-22 without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in
Section 5-19-22 and a licensee or any person acting in his behalf from engaging in violations
of this chapter or engaging in a course of fraudulent or unconscionable conduct in inducing
debtors to enter credit transactions or in the collection of debts. (b) With respect to an
action brought to enjoin violations of the chapter or fraudulent or unconscionable conduct,
the administrator may apply to the court for appropriate temporary relief against a defendant,
pending final determination of the proceedings. If the court finds, after a hearing held upon
notice to the defendant, that there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant is engaging
in or is likely to engage in conduct which violates this chapter or...
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5-18-15
Section 5-18-15 Interest rates, charges, and fees. (a) Maximum rates of interest and charge.
Every licensee under this chapter may contract for and receive as interest on any loan of
money less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) an amount at a rate not exceeding
three percent a month on that part of the unpaid principal balance not in excess of two hundred
dollars ($200), and two percent a month on that part of the unpaid principal balance in excess
of two hundred dollars ($200) but less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). (b)
Account maintenance fee. In addition to the maximum rate of interest and charges pursuant
to subsection (a), a licensee may enter into a contract of loan under this chapter in which
the borrower agrees to pay an account maintenance fee of not more than three dollars ($3)
for each month of the scheduled period of repayment of the loan provided that the scheduled
monthly payments are equal to or greater than thirty dollars ($30). Such...
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5-25-4
Section 5-25-4 License to transact business as a mortgage broker. (a) On and after January
1, 2002, no person shall transact business in this state directly or indirectly as a mortgage
broker unless he or she is licensed as a mortgage broker by the department, or is a person
exempted from the licensing requirements pursuant to Section 5-25-3. (b) A licensee shall
obtain a license for each location where the business of the mortgage broker is transacted.
(c) On or after January 1, 2002, every person who directly or indirectly controls a person
who violates subsection (a), including a general partner, executive officer, joint venturer,
or director of the person, violates subsection (a) with and to the same extent as the person,
unless the person whose violation arises under this subsection sustains the burden of proof
that he or she did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care, could not have known
of the existence of the facts by reason of which the original violation is alleged...
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5-18-18
Section 5-18-18 Charges, rates, etc., as to certain loans. Licensees may charge to a borrower
the rates permitted by this chapter only on principal loan balances less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000). No licensee shall induce or permit any person, jointly or severally, to
become obligated directly or contingently, or both, on more than one loan made pursuant to
this chapter at the same time for the purpose of obtaining a higher finance charge than would
otherwise be permitted by Section 5-18-15. If a licensee makes a loan of one thousand dollars
($1,000) or more, the charges authorized by this chapter shall not apply to any part of the
loan. The rates on the entire amount of a loan of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more shall
be governed by the applicable provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8 or Chapter 19 of this title.
The supervisor may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee who violates this section
in the manner prescribed by Section 5-18-9, and the penalties provided for...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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11-24-3
Section 11-24-3 Fines; injunctions; inspections; enforcement of chapter. (a) Any owner or developer
failing to comply with the permitting requirement or otherwise violating this chapter or any
rule or regulation made pursuant to this chapter shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000)
per lot that has been sold, offered for sale, transferred, or leased to the public. (b) In
the event that the developer or owner fails to comply with this chapter, the county commission
shall have the right to enjoin action of the developer or owner by a civil action for the
injunction brought in any court of competent jurisdiction or, in the event that work on the
subdivision has been completed, to bring action to compel the developer or owner to comply
with this chapter. In addition to injunction, the county commission may recover the penalty
as provided by this section in any court of competent jurisdiction. (c) The county commission
may employ inspectors and may request the county license inspector...
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45-44-170.05
Section 45-44-170.05 Enforcement; fines. (a) The operation of an unlicensed junkyard that is
required to be licensed pursuant to this section constitutes a public nuisance. (b) The Macon
County Commission shall adopt regulations and requirements for issuing licenses for the operation
of junkyards within the limits defined in this article and may revoke the licenses at any
time the junkyard fails to conform to the requirements of this article, and shall charge a
license fee of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and not less than one hundred dollars
($100) payable each fiscal year. All licenses issued under this article shall expire on September
30th following the date of issuance. Licenses shall be renewed from year to year upon payment
of the fee. Proceeds from the fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the county. (c)
The Macon County Compliance Officer may commence a court action in the name of the Macon County
Commission in the District Court of Macon County, Alabama,...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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