{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-22-18","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-22-18","heading":"Prima Facie Showing of Violation of Chapter.","body":"In any action brought under Sections 8-22-15, 8-22-16 or 8-22-17, upon a prima facie showing of a violation, the burden of rebutting the prima facie case thus made by showing justification shall shift to the defendant. A prima facie showing of a violation shall be constituted if the plaintiff shows:\n(1) That the plaintiff’s purchase price from a refiner or wholesaler is greater than said refiner’s transfer price; or\n(2) That the plaintiff’s purchase price from a refiner or wholesaler plus the plaintiff’s cost of doing business is greater than said refiner’s or wholesaler’s retail posted sales price; or\n(3) That the plaintiff’s basic cost of motor fuel plus the plaintiff’s cost of doing business is greater than the posted sales price at a retail location of a competitor, within the plaintiff’s marketing area, suspected of selling motor fuel in violation of this chapter.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 22 Motor Fuel Marketing."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-22-18","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"676d42307af08170b4101abef6428babde28a47fcf3c9636efeab6c8469c9d3a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-22-17","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-23-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}