Alabama § 5-19-16 - Refusal by Court to Enforce Unconscionable Agreement.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 5-19-16 — Refusal by Court to Enforce Unconscionable Agreement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5-19-16. Refusal by Court to Enforce Unconscionable Agreement.

With respect to a consumer credit transaction, if the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any provision of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made, the court may refuse to enforce the contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable provision, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable provision as to avoid any unconscionable result.

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

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What does Code of Alabama § 5-19-16 cover?

Section 5-19-16 ("Refusal by Court to Enforce Unconscionable Agreement.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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