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.
Ala. Code § 8-19-2
Legislative Intent.
Known as the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (15 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lyon v. Caterpillar, Inc. (2000)
Most recently applied in Lisk v. Lumber One Wood Preserving, LLC (January 2014)
(Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §2.)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.