Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 7-1-104 (2026)
Construction Against Implied Repeal.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.
(Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1989–1997 · leading case: In Re Burton, 128 B.R. 807 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1989).
In Re Burton, 128 B.R. 807 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1989). “The Court further notes the existence and directive of Section 7-1-104 (UCC-1-104) which states: Construction against implicit repeal This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by…”
Rent-A-Ctr. v. Shelby (In Re Shelby), 127 B.R. 682 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1991). “, as Alabama state law, specifically addresses the issue of implied repeal by later statute through Ala. Code § 7-1-104 : Construction against implicit repeal.”
Mattheiss v. Title Loan Express (In Re Mattheiss), 214 B.R. 20 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1997). “” Section 7-1-104 is entitled Construction against implicit repeal and states the following: This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction…”
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