(a) Requirement. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any person in possession of (or obligated with respect to) property or rights to property subject to levy upon which a levy has been made shall, upon demand of the Commissioner of Revenue or his delegate, surrender such property or rights (or discharge such obligation) to the Commissioner of Revenue or his delegate, except such part of the property or rights as is, at the time of such demand, subject to an attachment or execution under any judicial process.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-29-24

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • levy: as used in this chapter includes the power of distraint and seizure by any lawful means. See Alabama Code 40-29-23
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Enforcement of levy.

(1) EXTENT OF PERSONAL LIABILITY. Any person who fails or refuses to surrender any property or rights to property, subject to levy, upon demand by the Commissioner of Revenue, shall be liable in his own person and estate to the State of Alabama in a sum equal to the value of the property or rights not so surrendered, but not exceeding the amount of taxes for the collection of which such levy has been made, together with costs and interest on such sum at an annual rate established by law from the date of such levy (or, in the case of a levy described in subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of Section 40-29-23, from the date such person would otherwise have been obligated to pay over such amounts to the taxpayer). Any amount (other than costs and the 10 percent penalty provided in subdivision (2) below) recovered under this subdivision shall be credited against the tax liability for the collection of which such levy was made.
(2) PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. In addition to the personal liability imposed by subdivision (1), if any person required to surrender property or rights to property fails or refuses to surrender such property or rights to property without reasonable cause, such person shall be liable for a penalty equal to 10 percent of the amount recoverable from the property under his control. No part of such penalty shall be credited against the tax liability for the collection of which such levy was made.
(c) Effect of honoring levy. Any person in possession of (or obligated with respect to) property or rights to property subject to levy upon which a levy has been made who, upon demand by the Commissioner of Revenue or his delegate, surrenders such property or rights to property (or discharges such obligation) to the Commissioner of Revenue or his delegate, or who pays a liability under subdivision (b)(1), shall be discharged from any obligation or liability to the delinquent taxpayer with respect to such property or rights to property arising from such surrender or payment.
(d) “Person” defined. The term “person” as used in subsection (a) includes an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, who as such officer or member is under a duty to surrender the property or rights to property, or to discharge the obligation.
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