(a) It is the policy of this chapter and this state to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of limited liability company agreements.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-5A-1.06

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(b) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter.
(c) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter.
(d) The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this chapter are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this chapter.
(e) Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto, do not apply to any interest in a limited liability company, including all rights, powers, and interests arising under a limited liability company agreement or this chapter. This provision prevails over Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto, and is expressly intended to permit the enforcement of the provisions of a limited liability company agreement that would otherwise be ineffective under Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto.
(f) Division E of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of this title shall have no application to this chapter.
(g) The terms president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, as defined in Chapter 1, shall have no application to this chapter.
(h) Section 10A-1-2.13(c) shall have no application to this chapter.
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