{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-13-9","heading":"License - When Probate Judge to Issue License.","body":"A license shall be issued to an applicant when the probate judge to whom the application for a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale is made is satisfied after investigation and public hearing that:\n(1) The applicant intends to discontinue his business at the location designated in the application on the date specified therein if such sale is a going out of business sale;\n(2) The applicant’s inventory, on hand and on order, is not out of proportion to the stock normally carried by such applicant;\n(3) The applicant has not purchased or otherwise acquired goods, wares, or merchandise for the purpose of conducting a going out of business sale or distress merchandise sale;\n(4) The goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale are those of a bona fide merchant of the State of Alabama;\n(5) No misrepresentation of the goods to be sold has been made or will be practiced; and\n(6) The applicant has complied with the provisions of this chapter in all other respects not specifically set forth in this section.","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=8-13-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"474af332cfd0c660574ab355696cf8139c3c119b13c576749a73e6f359364a68","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-13-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}