Ala. Code § 10A-2A-1.01
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Section 10A-2A-1.01 Short Title
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Business Corporation Law.
(b) This chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, apply to a corporation incorporated and existing under this chapter or any predecessor law regarding business corporations, and to a foreign corporation that is transacting business in this state, regardless of whether the foreign corporation is registered to transact business in this state. Without in any way limiting the generality of any provision of this chapter or of any provision of Chapter 1, this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to corporations, shall apply to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, public utilities, and railroad companies, except to the extent, if any, that any provision of this chapter or of Chapter 1 is inconsistent with other statutes of this state specifically applicable to those entities.
(b) This chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, apply to a corporation incorporated and existing under this chapter or any predecessor law regarding business corporations, and to a foreign corporation that is transacting business in this state, regardless of whether the foreign corporation is registered to transact business in this state. Without in any way limiting the generality of any provision of this chapter or of any provision of Chapter 1, this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to corporations, shall apply to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, public utilities, and railroad companies, except to the extent, if any, that any provision of this chapter or of Chapter 1 is inconsistent with other statutes of this state specifically applicable to those entities.
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