Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-29-31

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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

The commissioner or his delegate shall keep a record of all sales of real property sold under Section 40-29-26 and of redemptions of such property. The record shall set forth the tax for which the sale was made, the dates of seizure and sale, the amount of the expenses, the name of purchaser and the date of the deed. A deed to the State of Alabama by virtue of its purchase at the sale shall be promptly recorded in the probate office of the county or counties where the property is located.