{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-5-18a-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 5-18A-1","heading":"Short Title; Purpose.","body":"This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Deferred Presentment Services Act.” The purpose of this chapter is to protect consumers who enter into short-term cash advances from abuses that occur in the marketplace. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose as a consumer protection statute.","path":["Title 5 Banks and Financial Institutions.","Chapter 18A Deferred Presentment Services Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=5-18A-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"9c5c389dcf5e41efdfb7a238747ff52c2fedb7ae470e6cf4b793e9ef5d43f635","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-5-18-23","next":"us-al/ala.-code-5-18a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}