Alabama § 40-12-21 - Records to Be Kept by Probate Judge.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-12-21 — Records to Be Kept by Probate Judge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-12-21. Records to Be Kept by Probate Judge.
The probate judge shall keep in a book prepared for that purpose an accurate account of all licenses received by him from the Department of Finance, and of the disposition made of them, and of all money received from the licenses issued by him, and make report thereof to the Department of Finance within 10 days after the expiration of the fiscal year, at which time he shall return to the Department of Finance all unused licenses and stubs, or account to the Department of Finance for all unused licenses, and shall also return to the Department of Finance the stubs of all licenses issued by him, and the probate judge shall on demand of the Department of Finance, at any time, exhibit to him or to any agent appointed by the Department of Finance for that purpose such license record and the original of all licenses then remaining in his hands and all stubs of licenses issued.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-12-21 cover?
Section 40-12-21 ("Records to Be Kept by Probate Judge.") 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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