Alabama § 10A-5A-1.06 - Rules of Construction.

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§ 10A-5A-1.06. Rules of Construction.

(a) It is the policy of this chapter and this state to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of limited liability company agreements.

(b) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter.

(c) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter.

(d) The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this chapter are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this chapter.

(e) Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto, do not apply to any interest in a limited liability company, including all rights, powers, and interests arising under a limited liability company agreement or this chapter. This provision prevails over Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto, and is expressly intended to permit the enforcement of the provisions of a limited liability company agreement that would otherwise be ineffective under Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto.

(f) Division E of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of this title shall have no application to this chapter.

(g) The terms president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, as defined in Chapter 1, shall have no application to this chapter.

(h) Section 10A-1-2.13(c) shall have no application to this chapter.

(i) Action validly taken pursuant to one provision of this chapter shall not be deemed invalid solely because it is identical or similar in substance to an action that could have been taken pursuant to some other provision of this chapter but fails to satisfy one or more requirements prescribed by such other provision.

(j) The provisions of this chapter shall apply whether a limited liability company has one member or more than one member.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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