{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-7a-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-7A-3","heading":"Exclusions.","body":"This chapter does not apply to any of the following:\n(1) The United States or a department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n(2) The transmission of money by the United States Postal Service or by a contractor on behalf of the United States Postal Service.\n(3) A state, county, city, or any other governmental agency or governmental subdivision of a state.\n(4) Electronic funds transfer of governmental benefits for a federal, state, or governmental agency by a contractor on behalf of the United States or a department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or a state or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.\n(5) A board of trade designated as a contract market under the federal Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. Sections 1-25 (1994), or a person that, in the ordinary course of business, provides clearance and settlement services for a board of trade to the extent of its operation as or for such a board.\n(6) A registered futures commission merchant under the federal commodities laws to the extent of its operation as such a merchant.\n(7) A bank, bank holding company, office of an international banking corporation, or a branch of a foreign bank, provided that such international banking corporation or foreign bank is subject to regulation significantly similar to United States or state chartered banks and deposits are insured.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 7A Alabama Monetary Transmission Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-7A-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"2585f08b0bcfc6d9d524d8526e6aa3e50a77ccc051e10902bdf44a2dc1cb9bf0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-7a-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-7a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}