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AL Code § 8-13-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-8 - License - Fee Generally; Renewal Fee; Issuing Fee; Costs of Investigation and Public Hearing.

Section 8-13-8License - Fee generally; renewal fee; issuing fee; costs of investigation and public hearing. (a) For a license for a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale issued for 30 days or less, the applicant shall pay to the probate judge issuing the same, for the use and benefit of the State of Alabama, a license fee in accordance with the following schedule: (1) $50 if inventory is $10,000 or less. (2) $100 if inventory is over $10,000 but less than $25,000. (3) $200 if inventory is over $25,000 but less than $50,000. (4) $300 if inventory is over $50,000 but not over $100,000. (5) $400 if inventory is over $100,000 but not over $200,000. (6) $500 if inventory is over $200,000. (b) For a license renewal of 30 days or less, the applicant shall pay an additional license fee of $100. (c) The applicant shall also pay to the probate judge issuing the license an issuing fee of $25 for each license issued hereunder, and for each renewal of such license, if any, and for all costs of investigation and public hearing. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §14.)
AL Code § 8-13-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-9 - License - When Probate Judge to Issue License.

Section 8-13-9License - When probate judge to issue license. A license shall be issued to an applicant when the probate judge to whom the application for a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale is made is satisfied after investigation and public hearing that: (1) The applicant intends to discontinue his business at the location designated in the application on the date specified therein if such sale is a going out of business sale; (2) The applicant's inventory, on hand and on order, is not out of proportion to the stock normally carried by such applicant; (3) The applicant has not purchased or otherwise acquired goods, wares, or merchandise for the purpose of conducting a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale; (4) The goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale are those of a bona fide merchant of the State of Alabama; (5) No misrepresentation of the goods to be sold has been made or will be practiced; and (6) The applicant has complied with the provisions of this chapter in all other respects not specifically set forth in this section. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §12.)
AL Code § 8-13-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-10 - License - Restrictions on Issuance.

Section 8-13-10License - Restrictions on issuance. No license shall, under any circumstances, be granted to any persons, applicant, or owner within a period of two years after the termination of any going out of business sale by such person, applicant, or owner, held or conducted under this chapter. No person, applicant, or owner who has been convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter relating to the conduct of going out of business sales or distress merchandise sales shall be granted a license for such sale or sales or be employed, in any manner at or in connection with any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale licensed hereunder for a period of 10 years after such conviction. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §11.)
AL Code § 8-13-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-11 - License - Surrender of Business Licenses.

Section 8-13-11License - Surrender of business licenses. At the time a license is issued hereunder for a going out of business sale, the applicant shall surrender to the probate judge issuing the same all licenses held by him at that time for the regular operation of his business at the location where such sale is to be held, and the same shall no longer be of force and effect. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §13.)
AL Code § 8-13-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-12 - License - Duration of License; Sale Prohibited Between November 15 and December 31; Extension of License.

Section 8-13-12License - Duration of license; sale prohibited between November 15 and December 31; extension of license. A license for a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale shall be limited to a period of 30 consecutive business days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays. No license shall be issued for a period that will include any of the days between November 15 through December 31, inclusive, and no going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale may be conducted during that period. If a licensee does not sell the quantity of goods, wares, or merchandise permitted under this chapter, he may apply for, and the probate judge may grant an extension of 30 days upon good cause shown. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §7.)
AL Code § 8-13-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-13 - License - Revocation or Suspension.

Section 8-13-13License - Revocation or suspension. The probate judge issuing a license for a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale may revoke or suspend the same if any licensee sells, offers for sale, or advertises for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise in addition to those specified under Section 8-13-17, violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law relating to the business so licensed or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of this chapter. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §21.)
AL Code § 8-13-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-14 - Use of Trade, Business or Firm Name of Licensee After Issuance of License.

Section 8-13-14Use of trade, business or firm name of licensee after issuance of license. It shall be unlawful for any person to use the trade, business, or firm name of a licensee for a period of one year after the expiration of a license issued under this chapter, if such license is issued for a going out of business sale; provided, however, that an applicant may continue the use of such name at a different location if it has been, and is at the time the application is filed, being used at a different location within the State of Alabama by applicant. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §8.)
AL Code § 8-13-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-15 - Sales to Be Held Only at Regular Store Hours; Exceptions.

Section 8-13-15Sales to be held only at regular store hours; exceptions. No going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale shall be held at times other than regular store hours of the applicant, except that the probate judge issuing the license may make reasonable provision for extra evening hours upon good cause shown by the applicant. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §9.)
AL Code § 8-13-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-16 - Advertising.

Section 8-13-16Advertising. A licensee shall not advertise a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale earlier than seven days prior to the date on which the sale is licensed to begin. Advertising of such sales shall state the number of the license issued pursuant to this chapter and the date when the sale is to begin and, during the last 15 days of such sale, shall clearly and prominently state the date upon which the sale shall end. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §15.)
AL Code § 8-13-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-17 - Sale Limited to Inventoried Stock; Additions to Inventory.

Section 8-13-17Sale limited to inventoried stock; additions to inventory. (a) During any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale, it shall be unlawful for a licensee to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise which were not included in the inventory filed with his application or added to his stock as permitted in this section. (b) During any licensed going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale, no additions shall be made to the stock of merchandise set forth in the inventory attached to the application for the license; provided, however, that the applicant may add new stock not to exceed 10 percent of the dollar value of the inventory of goods, wares, or merchandise on hand as shown in the inventory attached to the application filed pursuant to this chapter; and provided further, that the addition of 10 percent shall include the goods, wares, or merchandise on order as shown in the application. The purpose of said additions to inventory shall be only to maintain reasonably balanced selections. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §16.)
AL Code § 8-13-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-18 - Daily Report of Merchandise Received; Failure to Report Ground for License Revocation.

Section 8-13-18Daily report of merchandise received; failure to report ground for license revocation. A licensee in a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale shall file with the probate judge issuing the license a daily report under oath of merchandise received. The report shall show the quantity, kind, and grade of each item received, the supplier of each item, and the wholesale value thereof. Failure to report any receipt of goods while a license is in force is ground for revocation of the license, in the discretion of the probate judge issuing the same. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §17.)
AL Code § 8-13-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-20 - False Bidders, etc., Prohibited.

Section 8-13-20False bidders, etc., prohibited. No person who is not a bona fide potential purchaser shall act at any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale as bidder, or what is commonly known as a "capper," "booster," or "shiller," or offer or make any false bid to buy any article sold or offered for sale at any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §19.)
AL Code § 8-13-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-21 - Licensee to Be in Continuous Attendance at Sale; Licensee Responsible for Violations of Chapter.

Section 8-13-21Licensee to be in continuous attendance at sale; licensee responsible for violations of chapter. The person to whom a license has been granted under this chapter, or his authorized representative, shall remain in continuous attendance at all times while a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale is being conducted, and he shall be responsible for any violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §20.)
AL Code § 8-13-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-22 - Penalties for Violation of Chapter; Each Sale, etc., Constitutes Separate Offense.

Section 8-13-22Penalties for violation of chapter; each sale, etc., constitutes separate offense. (a) A person convicted of a willful violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 and may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. (b) Each separate sale, offering for sale, or advertising for sale at a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §23.)
AL Code § 8-13-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 13 - Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales.|Section 8-13-23 - Chapter Not Applicable to Certain Sales.

Section 8-13-23Chapter not applicable to certain sales. In the following cases the provisions of this chapter shall not apply: (1) Sales for the estate of a decedent by the personal representative, or his agent, according to law or by the provisions of the will. (2) Sales of property conveyed by deed of trust, mortgage, or judgment or ordered to be sold according to the mortgage, judgment, or order. (3) Sales of all agricultural produce and livestock arising from the labor of the seller or other labor under his control on or belonging to his real or personal estate and not purchased or sold for speculation. (4) All sales under legal process. (5) Sales by a licensed pawnbroker or loan company which is selling or offering for sale unredeemed pledges of chattels as provided by law. (6) Sales made within the incorporated limits or police jurisdiction of any municipality of the State of Alabama under a license granted by such municipality pursuant to the provisions of a valid ordinance of such municipality similar to the provisions of this chapter. (7) Sales of automobiles by an auctioneer licensed under the laws of the State of Alabama. (8) Sales of fire, smoke, or water damaged merchandise by a licensed business establishment continuing in business. Such sales shall be limited to 12 regular business days. (9) Sales of perishable merchandise by a licensed business establishment continuing in business. Such sales shall be limited to seven regular business days. (Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §24.)
AL Code § 8-18-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-1 - Short Title.

Section 8-18-1Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Alabama Motion Picture Fair Competition Act." (Acts 1978, No. 591, p. 702, §2.)
AL Code § 8-18-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-2 - Definitions.

Section 8-18-2Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) PERSON. One or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations or corporations. (2) THEATRE. Any establishment in which motion pictures are exhibited to the public regularly for a charge. (3) DISTRIBUTOR. Any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing. (4) EXHIBITOR. Any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theatres. (5) EXHIBIT or EXHIBITION. Showing a motion picture to the public for a charge. (6) INVITATION TO BID. A written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid for the right to exhibit a motion picture. (7) BID. A written offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor in response to an invitation to bid for the right to exhibit a motion picture, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture. (8) LICENSE AGREEMENT. Any contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor. (9) TRADE SCREENING. The showing of a motion picture by a distributor at the location of the film exchange that distributes his picture in Alabama, which is open to any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or with whom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motion picture. (10) BLIND BIDDING. The bidding for, negotiating for or offering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture at any time before such motion picture has either been trade screened or before such motion picture, at the option of the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is soliciting bids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibit such motion picture. (11) RUN. The continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" is the first exhibition of a picture in the designated area, a "second run" is the second exhibition and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitions after the second run. An "exclusive run" is any run limited to a single theatre in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run in more than one theatre in a defined geographic area. (Acts 1978, No. 591, p. 702, §3.)
AL Code § 8-18-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-3 - Legislative Intent.

Section 8-18-3Legislative intent. The intent of this chapter is to establish fair and open procedures for the bidding and negotiation for the right to exhibit motion pictures within the state in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution within the state, to promote fair and effective competition in that business and to insure that exhibitors have the opportunity to view a motion picture and know its contents before committing themselves to exhibiting it in their municipalities or towns. (Acts 1978, No. 591, p. 702, §1.)
AL Code § 8-18-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-4 - Blind Bidding Prohibited; Notice of Trade Screening Required.

Section 8-18-4Blind bidding prohibited; notice of trade screening required. (a) Blind bidding is hereby prohibited within the state. No bids shall be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture shall take place and no license agreement or any of its terms shall be agreed to, for the exhibition of any motion picture, before the motion picture has either been trade screened or before such motion picture, at the option of the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is soliciting bids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibit the motion picture. (b) A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice of the trade screening of any motion picture to those exhibitors from whom he intends to solicit bids or with whom he intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit that motion picture. (c) Any purported waiver of the prohibition against blind bidding in this chapter shall be void and unenforceable. (Acts 1978, No. 591, p. 702, §4.)
AL Code § 8-18-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-5 - Bidding Procedures.

Section 8-18-5Bidding procedures. (a) If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the state, then: (1) The invitation to bid shall specify: a. Whether the run for which the bid is being solicited is a first, second or subsequent run; whether the run is an exclusive or nonexclusive run; and the geographic area for the run; b. The names of all exhibitors who are being solicited; c. The date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and d. The time, date and the location, including the address, where the bids will be opened. (2) All bids shall be submitted in writing and shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of those exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids and are present at such time. (3) Immediately upon being opened, the bids shall be subject to examination by exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids, and who are present at the opening. Within 10 business days after the bids are opened, the distributor shall notify each exhibitor who submitted a bid either the name of the winning bidder or the fact that none of the bids were acceptable. (b) Once bids are solicited, the distributor shall license the picture only by bidding and may solicit rebids if he does not accept any of the submitted bids. (Acts 1978, No. 591, p. 702, §5.)
AL Code § 8-18-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 18 - Motion Picture Fair Competition.|Section 8-18-6 - Award of Damages and Attorneys' Fees in Civil Actions; Injunctive, etc., Relief.

Section 8-18-6Award of damages and attorneys' fees in civil actions; injunctive, etc., relief. In any civil action for damages against a person for violation of the provisions of this chapter, the court may award damages to the prevailing party and reasonable attorneys' fees. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by injunction or any other available equitable or legal remedy. (Acts 1978, No. 591, §6.)
AL Code § 8-19-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 19 - Deceptive Trade Practices.|Section 8-19-1 - Short Title.

Section 8-19-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Deceptive Trade Practices Act." (Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §1.)
AL Code § 8-19-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 19 - Deceptive Trade Practices.|Section 8-19-2 - Legislative Intent.

Section 8-19-2Legislative intent. The public health, welfare and interest require a strong and effective consumer protection program to protect the interest of both the consuming public and the legitimate businessperson. (Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §2.)