{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-13-20","heading":"False Bidders, Etc., Prohibited.","body":"No person who is not a bona fide potential purchaser shall act at any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale as bidder, or what is commonly known as a “capper,” “booster,” or “shiller,” or offer or make any false bid to buy any article sold or offered for sale at any going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 13 Going Out of Business or Distress Merchandise Sales."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-13-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"edae7631b9334852982484b9ba574b37f4bafc991b8fae821ddfa051b199f2b3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-18","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}