Alabama § 5-2A-5 - Superintendent - Seal of Office; Recordation of Executed Papers.
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§ 5-2A-5. Superintendent - Seal of Office; Recordation of Executed Papers.
The Secretary of State shall provide the superintendent with an official seal. Every paper executed by him as such superintendent, in pursuance of any authority conferred on him by law and sealed with his official seal, shall be received in evidence and may be recorded in the proper recording office in the state in the same manner and with the same effect as a deed regularly acknowledged or proven.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-2A-5 ("Superintendent - Seal of Office; Recordation of Executed Papers.") 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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