Alabama Code 8-31-4. Determination of unconscionable price during a state of emergency
Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-31-4
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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
It is prima facie evidence that a price is unconscionable if any person, during a state of emergency declared pursuant to the powers granted to the Governor in Section 31-9-8, charges a price that exceeds, by an amount equal to or in excess of 25 percent the average price at which the same or similar commodity or rental facility was obtainable in the affected area during the last 30 days immediately prior to the declared state of emergency and the increase in the price charged is not attributable to reasonable costs incurred in connection with the rental or sale of the commodity. For purposes of this section, the term “affected area” means any area specified as an affected area in a proclamation by the Governor or a joint resolution by the Legislature issued pursuant to Section 31-9-8(a).