Code of Alabama — Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation)
Ala. Code § 40-5-15
Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Application and Disposition of Proceeds
# (a)
The proceeds arising from a sale for taxes under this chapter shall be applied to the payment of the expenses of the sale and of the taxes, interest, and fees due from the taxpayer, and any balance remaining shall be paid to the owner of the property. If the owner of the property is not present on the day of the sale to receive the remaining balance, the tax collecting official shall maintain the funds for 60 days during which time the owner may apply for the remaining balance. If any remaining balance is not collected or claimed within 60 days after the sale by the person entitled to receive the remaining balance, the tax collecting official shall deposit the excess money with the county treasurer, or another officer entrusted with the county funds, to the credit of the county general fund. The county treasurer shall make record of the deposit on his or her books, and the excess money shall thereafter be treated as a part of the county general fund.
# (b)
If any remaining balance is not collected or claimed within 60 days after the sale by the person entitled to receive the remaining balance, the county treasurer shall transfer the excess money to the credit of the general fund of the county and make record of the transfer on his or her books, and the excess money shall thereafter be treated as a part of the general fund of the county.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 40-5-1 · Definitions
- 40-5-2 · Deputies
- 40-5-3 · Bonds
- 40-5-4 · Commissions
- 40-5-5 · Disposition of Fees Paid to Collector on a Salary Basis
- 40-5-6 · Fees for Demand on Delinquent Taxpayers and for Levy and Sale…
- 40-5-7 · Demand on Delinquent Taxpayers
- 40-5-8 · Costs on Payment of Delinquent Taxes
- 40-5-9 · Interest on Delinquent Taxes
- 40-5-10 · Receipts on Payment of Delinquent Taxes
- 40-5-11 · Historic File of Individual Tax Payments
- 40-5-12 · Payments by Purchasers, Lien Holders or Mortgagees of Real…
- 40-5-13 · Payment When Parcels of Real Estate Listed Separately
- 40-5-14 · Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Time; Notice; Location
- 40-5-15 · Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Application and…
- 40-5-16 · Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Shares of Stock
- 40-5-17 · Levy and Sale of Personal Property - When Delinquent Taxpayer…
- 40-5-18 · Levy and Sale of Personal Property - No Property Exempt
- 40-5-19 · Sale of Real Property If Personalty Insufficient
- 40-5-20 · Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Account for Delinquent…
- 40-5-21 · Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Procedure
- 40-5-22 · Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Fees
- 40-5-23 · Annual Report - List of Insolvents; Publication;…
- 40-5-24 · Annual Report - Examination and Approval
- 40-5-25 · List of Insolvents and List of Errors in Assessments -…
- 40-5-26 · New Accounts of Insolvent Taxes and Taxes in Litigation
- 40-5-27 · Presiding Officer of County Commission to Deliver List of…
- 40-5-28 · Collection of Insolvent Taxes
- 40-5-29 · Final Report of Uncollected Insolvent Taxes and Taxes in…
- 40-5-30 · Report When Collector Retires from Office
- 40-5-31 · Duty of Tax Collecting Official When Collection of Taxes…
- 40-5-32 · Partial Payments; Notice of Balance Due
- 40-5-33 · Collection and Report of Countywide and School District Taxes
- 40-5-34 · Assessment and Collection of Escaped Taxes
- 40-5-35 · Assessment and Collection of Escaped Taxes - Report to…
- 40-5-36 · Reports and Disbursements
- 40-5-37 · Reports and Payments into Particular Treasuries - Failure to…
- 40-5-38 · Death of Collector
- 40-5-39 · Special Taxes - Receipts on Collection of Special Taxes
- 40-5-40 · Special Taxes - Payments on Collection