Ala. Code § 7-2A-302 (2026)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, each provision of this article applies whether the lessor or a third party has title to the goods, and whether the lessor, the lessee, or a third party has possession of the goods, notwithstanding any statute or rule of law that possession or the absence of possession is fraudulent.

(Acts 1992, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92-700, p. 92, §302.)