7-2A-103
Section 7-2A-103 Definitions and index of definitions. (1) In this article unless the context
otherwise requires: (a) "Buyer in ordinary course of business" means a person who
in good faith and without knowledge that the sale to him or her is in violation of the ownership
rights or security interest or leasehold interest of a third party in the goods, buys in ordinary
course from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind but does not include a
pawnbroker. "Buying" may be for cash or by exchange of other property or on secured
or unsecured credit and includes receiving goods or documents of title under a pre-existing
contract for sale but does not include a transfer in bulk or as security for or in total or
partial satisfaction of a money debt. (b) "Cancellation" occurs when either party
puts an end to the lease contract for default by the other party. (c) "Commercial unit"
means such a unit of goods as by commercial usage is a single whole for purposes of lease
and...
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5-19-17
Section 5-19-17 Inducing obligation on more than one contract in order to obtain higher finance
charge prohibited; consolidation of existing precomputed consumer credit transaction contract
and subsequent precomputed consumer credit transaction. (a) No creditor shall induce or permit
any person or any husband and wife, jointly or severally, to become obligated directly or
contingently, or both, on more than one consumer credit transaction at the same time for the
purpose of obtaining a higher finance charge than would otherwise be permitted by Section
5-19-3. This subsection shall not apply to the maintenance of two or more separate consumer
credit transactions where the consumer credit transactions were created on different dates.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any seller to evade or attempt to evade this section by inducing
a buyer to become obligated to another creditor in which the initial creditor has a pecuniary
interest or with whom the initial creditor has an arrangement for...
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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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5-19-31
Section 5-19-31 Nonapplicability of chapter to certain transactions; certain laws not repealed
or amended. (a) The provisions of this chapter, except the provisions of subdivision (1) of
Section 5-19-1 and Section 5-19-3, shall not apply (i) to any consumer credit transaction
or other transaction involving an interest in real property or the sale, lease, or mortgage
of an interest in real property where the creditor is exempt from licensing under this chapter,
(ii) where the credit transaction is not a consumer transaction, (iii) where the credit transaction
is by a trust institution as defined in Section 5-12A-1(1), in its capacity as a fiduciary
under any plan or agreement qualified under 26 U.S.C. 401(a) or defined by 5 U.S.C. 8437,
26 U.S.C. 403(b), or 26 U.S.C. 457, or a trust exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501, or (iv) to any
municipal pension system created under the laws of the State of Alabama. The provisions of
this chapter shall not apply where the credit transaction is a policy...
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8-37-2
Section 8-37-2 (Effective January 1, 2018) Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the
following words have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. A person, other than an insurer
or creditor, that performs administrative or operational functions pursuant to guaranteed
asset protection waiver programs. (2) BORROWER. A debtor, retail buyer or lessee, under a
finance agreement. (3) CREDITOR means any of the following: a. The lender in a loan or credit
transaction. b. The lessor in a lease transaction. c. Any retail seller of motor vehicles
in a retail installment transaction. d. The seller in commercial retail installment transactions.
e. The assignees of any of the foregoing to whom the credit or lease obligation is payable.
(4) FINANCE AGREEMENT. A loan, lease, or retail installment sales contract for the purchase
or lease of a motor vehicle. (5) FREE LOOK PERIOD. The period of time from the effective date
of the GAP waiver until the date the borrower may cancel the GAP...
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8-37-3
Section 8-37-3 (Effective January 1, 2018) GAP waivers authorized; charges; insurance; creditor
requirements. (a) GAP waivers may be offered, sold, or provided to borrowers in this state
under this chapter. (b) GAP waivers, at the option of the creditor that offers the GAP waiver,
may be sold for a single payment or may be offered with a monthly or periodic payment option.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to Section 8-37-7, any cost to
the borrower for a GAP waiver entered into in compliance with The Truth in Lending Act, 15
U.S.C. §1601 et seq., and its implementing regulations, as they may be amended from time
to time, shall be separately stated and is not to be considered a finance charge or interest.
If the charge for a GAP waiver is financed, the charge shall be separately itemized on the
finance agreement. (d) A retail seller shall insure its GAP waiver obligations under a contractual
liability or other insurance policy issued by an insurer. A creditor,...
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7-9A-616
Section 7-9A-616 Explanation of calculation of surplus or deficiency. (a) Definitions. In this
section: (1) "Explanation" means a writing that: (A) states the amount of the surplus
or deficiency; (B) provides an explanation in accordance with subsection (c) of how the secured
party calculated the surplus or deficiency; (C) states, if applicable, that future debits,
credits, charges, including additional credit service charges or interest, rebates, and expenses
may affect the amount of the surplus or deficiency; and (D) provides a telephone number or
mailing address from which additional information concerning the transaction is available.
(2) "Request" means a record: (A) authenticated by a debtor or consumer obligor;
(B) requesting that the recipient provide an explanation; and (C) sent after disposition of
the collateral under Section 7-9A-610. (b) Explanation of calculation. In a consumer-goods
transaction in which the debtor is entitled to a surplus or a consumer obligor is liable...

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13A-11-75
Section 13A-11-75 Permit to carry pistol in vehicle or concealed on person - Issuance; fee;
revocation; release of information. (a)(1)a. The sheriff of a county, upon the application
of any person residing in that county, within 30 days from receipt of a complete application
and accompanying fee, shall issue or renew a permit for such person to carry a pistol in a
vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person within this state for one- to five-year
increments, as requested by the person seeking the permit, from date of issue, unless the
sheriff determines that the person is prohibited from the possession of a pistol or firearm
pursuant to state or federal law, or has a reasonable suspicion that the person may use a
weapon unlawfully or in such other manner that would endanger the person's self or others.
In making such determination, the sheriff may consider whether the applicant: 1. Was found
guilty but mentally ill in a criminal case. 2. Was found not guilty in a criminal case...

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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged
in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable
instrument, document of title, or...
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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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