Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-1-100 (2026)
Consideration for Bidding or Not Bidding at Public Sale Prohibited.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
No person shall receive, directly or indirectly, any money or thing of value in consideration of bidding or not bidding at any public sale within this state.
(Code 1852, §1557; Code 1867, §1869; Code 1876, §2127; Code 1886, §1738; Code 1896, §2159; Code 1907, §3334; Code 1923, §6804; Code 1940, T. 9, §25.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Jones v. Preuit, 822 F.2d 998 (11th Cir. 1987).
Jones v. Preuit, 822 F.2d 998 (11th Cir. 1987). “” However, good faith in carrying out the sale (under Ala.Code § 8-1-100 which forbids arranged bidding) is unrelated to the attachment claim, and the claim regarding the sale falls for failure to show state action.”
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