Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-2A-8.1

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Notwithstanding Section 40-2A-8, any appeal concerning competing ownership claims related solely to who is the proper party to have possession of the motor vehicle or manufactured home and the certificate of title to the motor vehicle or manufactured home shall be filed in circuit court. Court costs incurred by such appeal shall be prepaid by the appealing party. Any claim by an interested party for damages or for other action must be brought as a separate action as provided by law.