Alabama § 11-3-21 - Statement of Financial Status - Required.

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§ 11-3-21. Statement of Financial Status - Required.

As soon as practical after closing the fiscal year, but no later than December 31 of each year, the county commission shall have published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a statement of the county’s financial status for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of that year, which statement shall include at a minimum all of the following:

(1) An itemized report of the county’s receipts by source and disbursements by functions or purposes or both.

(2) The outstanding indebtedness of the county of any kind or character.

(3) The schedule by years for retiring indebtedness, separating funded indebtedness from unfunded indebtedness.

(4) The resources available to pay unfunded indebtedness.

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

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Section 11-3-21 ("Statement of Financial Status - Required.") 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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