Alabama § 40-7-19 - Demand Against Persons Failing to Make Returns.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-7-19 — Demand Against Persons Failing to Make Returns., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-7-19. Demand Against Persons Failing to Make Returns.
After December 31 in each year, the assessor shall in person or by deputy make a demand upon all taxpayers who have failed to make return to him for a list of their taxable property, and such demand may be made by written notice left with the taxpayer at his residence or place of business, or sent postpaid by certified or registered mail, with return receipt demanded, to the taxpayer’s last known place of residence, and it shall be the duty of such taxpayer to return such list to the assessor on or before the third Monday in January following. For making this demand the tax assessor shall be entitled to a fee of $5 to be paid by the taxpayer, which shall be added to the tax receipt and collected with the tax.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-7-19 cover?
Section 40-7-19 ("Demand Against Persons Failing to Make Returns.") 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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