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Motor Fuel Marketing Act

Alabama · Commercial Law and Consumer Protection · §§ 8-22-1 to 8-22-9 · 18 sections

Overview

The act regulates the pricing of motor fuel in wholesale and retail trade, prohibiting sales, transfers, and combined offers of fuel with gifts or other inducements at prices below a statutorily defined measure of cost, while carving out exceptions for good-faith competitive pricing and certain authorized price differentials. It sets out definitions and cost-calculation rules for wholesalers and other sellers, requires disclosure of oil transfer prices, and voids contracts made in violation of its terms. Enforcement runs through penalties and a private right of action allowing an injured party to seek injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys' fees, with a specified showing sufficient to establish a violation on its face.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 31 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 958 F.2d 1552 - McGuire Oil Co. v. Mapco, Inc.

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