Ala. Code
Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 6-2-15 (2026)

Agreement or Stipulation to Limit Time Prescribed Void; Exception.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaAla. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Except as may be otherwise provided by the Uniform Commercial Code, any agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the commencement of such action is void.

(Code 1896, §2802; Code 1907, §4841; Code 1923, §8951; Code 1940, T. 7, §28; Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Turner v. Westhampton Court, L.L.C., 903 So. 2d 82 (Ala. 2004).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Turner v. Westhampton Court, L.L.C., 903 So. 2d 82 (Ala. 2004). · cites it 5× “Moreover, Ala.Code 1975, § 6-2-15, provides that "any agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by the law for the commencement of such action is void.”
Hopkins v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp., 514 So. 2d 786 (Ala. 1986). · cites it 6× “" We hold that this provision is void by operation of Code 1975, § 6-2-15, which provides in part: [A]ny agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the commencement of…”
Richard v. Carroll Home Servs., LLC, 165 A.3d 475 (Md. 2017). “, Code of Alabama, § 6-2-15 (holding such agreements "void”); Florida Statutes § 95.”
Langley v. Mp Spring Lake, LLC., 813 S.E.2d 441 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). “"); Ala. Code § 6-2-15 ("[A]ny agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the commencement of such action is void.”
James & Hackworth v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 522 F. Supp. 785 (N.D. Ala. 1980). “” 2 With respect to public policy, in the Court’s opinion this conclusion neither contravenes Section 27-23-2 of Alabama Code 1975, nor Section 6-2-15 prohibiting the shortening of the statutes of limitation.”
Honeywell, Inc. v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., 43 F. Supp. 2d 1074 (D. Minn. 1999). “See Ala.Code § 6-2-15 (“[A]ny agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the commencement of such action is void.”
McLean v. Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., 842 So. 2d 673 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002). “Section 6-2-15, Ala.Code 1975, provides: “Except as may be otherwise provided by the Uniform Commercial Code, any agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the…”
AFC Franchising LLC v. Fabbro (N.D. Ala. 2019). · cites it 8× “Ala. Code § 6-2-15 . Put simply, Alabama voids a contract provision that shortens the applicable statute of limitations.”
Innovative Hearth Prods. LLC v. North Am. Elite Ins. Co. (N.D. Ala. 2022). · cites it 7× “The Court 10 Section 2802 was the precursor to Alabama Code § 6-2-15. Credits, ALA. CODE § 6-2-15.”
McCallum v. Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc., 826 F. Supp. 420 (M.D. Ala. 1993). “Code § 6-2-15 states "Except as may be otherwise provided by the Uniform Commercial Code, any agreement or stipulation, verbal or written, whereby the time for the commencement of any action is limited to a time less than that prescribed by law for the commencement of such…”
Morse v. Life Ins. Co. of North Am. (N.D. Ala. 2019). · cites it 4× “Although Alabama statutory law voids agreements to shorten limitations periods to “less than that prescribed by law,” see Ala. Code § 6-2-15 , “that fact is not tantamount to saying that it would violate a fundamental public policy of Alabama for private parties to contract…”
Eric Jackson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (Ala. 2025). · cites it 4× “He further argued that § 6-2-15, Ala. Code 1975, codifies long-standing public policy and, accordingly, "voids any contract provision that seeks to shorten this six-year statute.”
Show all 15 citing cases →
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.