Alabama § 40-1-39 - Prompt Returns, Reports, Payments, and Settlements.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-1-39 — Prompt Returns, Reports, Payments, and Settlements., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-1-39. Prompt Returns, Reports, Payments, and Settlements.
It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to see that the returns, reports, payments, and settlements required by law to be made by any and all officers charged with the collection of revenues of the state under this title are promptly made by such officers at the times they are required to be made, and, in default of the performance by any of them of any such duties, he shall promptly direct such prosecutions or other legal proceedings as may be by law authorized or directed.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-1-39 cover?
Section 40-1-39 ("Prompt Returns, Reports, Payments, and Settlements.") 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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