Alabama Statutes

§ 8-13-20 — False Bidders, Etc., Prohibited

Alabama § 8-13-20

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 13Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 8-13-20 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1965, No. 553, p. 1027, §19.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 8-1-1

Contracts Restraining Business Void; Exceptions

§ 8-1-100

Consideration for Bidding or Not Bidding at Public Sale Prohibited

§ 8-1-101

Bids on Public Lands Under Agreement to Transfer Same Prohibited

§ 8-1-102

Contracts Violating Sections 8-1-100 and 8-1-101 Void

§ 8-1-103

Selling Improvements on Public Lands by Person Making Same

§ 8-1-120

§ 8-1-121

Certain Contracts for Future Delivery Void; Exceptions

§ 8-1-122

Failure to Furnish Statement on Future Delivery Prima Facie Evidence of Illegal Contract

§ 8-1-123

Failure to Deliver After Deposit of Margins Prima Facie Evidence of Void Contract

§ 8-1-124

Contracts for Future Delivery of Cotton Not Made Subject to Federal Statutes Prima Facie Evidence of Void Contract

§ 8-1-125

Making or Assisting in Making Contract for Future Delivery When Actual Delivery Not Intended - Profit Intended to Be Paid in Money on Day of Delivery

§ 8-1-126

Making or Assisting in Making Contract for Future Delivery When Actual Delivery Not Intended - Price Based on Bona Fide Sales on Exchange or Board of Trade Without Making Execution on Exchange or Board of Trade

§ 8-1-127

Futures Contracts Made in Another State

§ 8-1-128

Establishing Office to Engage in Business of “Futures”

§ 8-1-129

Proof of Establishment of Place to Publish Commodities Information Prima Facie Evidence of Guilt

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