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6-2-38
Section 6-2-38 Commencement of actions - Two years. (a) An action by a representative to recover
damages for wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing the death of the decedent under
Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410 must be commenced within two years from the death. (b) All actions
by common carriers of property subject to Chapter 3 of Title 37 for recovery of their charges,
or any part thereof, shall be begun within two years from the time the cause of action accrues
and not after. (c) For recovery of charges, action shall be begun against common carriers
of property by motor vehicles subject to this article within two years from the time the cause
of action accrues and not after, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section; provided,
that if claim for the overcharge has been presented in writing to the carrier within the two-year
period of limitation, said period shall be extended to include six months from the time notice
in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant...
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6-5-225
Section 6-5-225 Time for commencement of action against architects, engineers, and builders.
(a) It is the purpose and intent of the Legislature in connection with all actions against
architects and engineers, who perform or furnish the design, planning, specifications, testing,
supervision, administration, or observation of the construction of an improvement on or to
real property, and builders who construct, perform, or manage the construction of an improvement
on or to real property designed by and constructed under the supervision, administration or
observation of, or in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by, an architect
or engineer, to limit the time for commencement of an action to a period of two years from
the date a cause of action accrues and to bar all causes of action and rights of action which
accrue more than seven years after substantial completion of such improvement. The Legislature
finds that this classification distinguishing architects,...
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11-20-73
Section 11-20-73 Powers of authority; execution of contracts; disposition of funds. (a) An
agriculture authority shall have the following powers, which it may exercise in the agriculture
authority's authorized operational area: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until
dissolved as provided in this article. (2) To adopt bylaws making provisions for its actions
not inconsistent with this article. (3) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court
of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that the board may not be sued
in any trial court other than the courts of the county of incorporation; provided, further,
that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an agriculture authority may not be
sued for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are unreasonable
or known by the person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness
of such actions. (4) To plan for construction and development of an...
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18-1A-3
Section 18-1A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACTION. Condemnation
action. (2) APPRAISAL. An opinion as to the value of or compensation payable for property,
prepared by the owner or under the direction of an individual qualified by knowledge, skill,
experience, training, or education to express an opinion as to the value of property. (3)
BUSINESS. A lawful activity, whether or not for profit, other than a farm operation, conducted
primarily for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, manufacture, processing, or marketing of
products, commodities, or other property, or for providing services. (4) CONDEMN. To take
property under the power of eminent domain. (5) CONDEMNATION ACTION. Includes all acts incident
to the process of condemning property after commencement of suit until the entry of final
judgment. (6) CONDEMNEE. A person who has or claims an interest in...
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37-4-140
Section 37-4-140 Purchase of electricity. (a) For purposes of this section only, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AVOIDED COSTS. Costs that a utility or a commission
non-jurisdictional electric supplier which purchases electrical energy from a distributed
generation facility would have been required to incur but for the distributed generation facility's
provision of electrical energy during the same period of time. To the extent such costs are
actually avoided, the term may include incremental fuel costs, incremental energy losses,
incremental emission allowance costs, and incremental fuel-related operation and maintenance
expenses. The term does not include, among other things, costs associated with capacity, the
transmission and distribution system, administrative and general costs, customer accounting
costs, and general plant in service costs. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission.
(3) COMMISSION NON-JURISDICTIONAL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. a. A...
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5-19-20
Section 5-19-20 Insurance. (a) With respect to any consumer credit transaction, the creditor
shall not require any insurance other than insurance against loss of or damage to any property
in which the creditor is given a security interest and insurance insuring the lien of the
creditor on the property which is collateral for the transaction. (b) (1) Credit life and
disability and involuntary unemployment insurance may be offered and, if accepted, may be
provided by the creditor. The charge to the debtor for the insurance shall not exceed the
premium permitted for the coverages. Insurance with respect to any credit transaction shall
not exceed the approximate amount and term of the credit. (2) This subdivision (2) applies
to all consumer credit transactions entered into on or after June 19, 1996. If the consumer
credit transaction is scheduled to be repaid in substantially equal installments which include
a portion of the amount financed, the amount of credit life insurance at any time...
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10A-1-8.01
Section 10A-1-8.01 Conversion of business and nonprofit entities. (a) A conversion of an entity
may be accomplished as provided in this section: (1) CORPORATIONS. a. The terms and conditions
of a plan of conversion of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, must be approved
in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 9 of Chapter
2A. If the governing documents provide for approval of a conversion by less than all of a
corporation's stockholders, approval of the conversion shall constitute corporate action subject
to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A. No conversion of a corporation to
a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder
who will have personal liability with respect to the converted entity, notwithstanding any
provision in the governing documents of the converting corporation providing for less than
unanimous stockholder approval for the conversion. b. The...
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13A-10-190
Section 13A-10-190 Definitions. As used in this article, Section 13A-11-11, and Section 36-19-2.1,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BACTERIOLOGICAL WEAPON or BIOLOGICAL
WEAPON. A device which is designed in a manner to permit the intentional release onto any
person, into the population or environment of microbial, or other biological agents or toxins
or viral agents whatever their origin or method of production in a manner not otherwise authorized
by law or any device the development, production, or stockpiling of which is prohibited pursuant
to the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling
of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction," 26 U.S.T. 583,
TIAS 8063. The microbial or biological agents or viral agents shall include, but not be limited
to, any of the following: Anthrax or any variation thereof, smallpox or any variation thereof.
(2) CONVICTION. An adjudication of guilt of or a plea of...
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13A-8-1
Section 13A-8-1 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this article unless
the context otherwise requires: (1) DECEPTION occurs when a person knowingly: a. Creates or
confirms another's impression which is false and which the defendant does not believe to be
true; or b. Fails to correct a false impression which the defendant previously has created
or confirmed; or c. Fails to correct a false impression when the defendant is under a duty
to do so; or d. Prevents another from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of
the property involved; or e. Sells or otherwise transfers or encumbers property, failing to
disclose a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property
when the defendant is under a duty to do so, whether that impediment is or is not valid, or
is not a matter of official record; or f. Promises performance which the defendant does not
intend to perform or knows will not be performed. Failure to perform, standing...
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22-3A-15
Section 22-3A-15 Disposition of proceeds of bonds; Public Health Facilities Building Fund;
powers of authority; improvement and construction defined; supervision; bidding. (a) The proceeds
of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, remaining after paying the expenses of their sale
and issuance shall be turned in to the State Treasury and all income derived from the investment
of said proceeds (including income from the investment of proceeds held in the Debt Service
Reserve Fund to the extent provided in the resolution, trust indenture or other documents
pursuant to which the bonds shall be issued) shall be carried in a special fund to be designated
the Public Health Facilities Building Fund, and shall be subject to be drawn on by the authority
for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping such
public health facilities in the state as shall be determined by the authority. Subject to
the provisions of Section 22-3A-19, the authority shall have...
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