Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-40-3 (2026)
Consumer Remedies for Purchase of Inauthentic Collectible Item.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A consumer who purchases an authenticated collectible from a dealer based on a representation that the collectible is authentic is entitled to recover from the dealer the full purchase price of the collectible plus damages within three years of the purchase if the consumer presents substantial evidence to the dealer that the collectible is in fact not authentic.
(b) A consumer may file a civil action to enforce the rights provided by this chapter.
(c) The remedies specified in this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedy that may be provided by law.
(Act 2022-398, §3.)