Alabama § 6-9-83 - Levy on Property of Principal First If Execution Against Sureties.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 6-9-83 — Levy on Property of Principal First If Execution Against Sureties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-9-83. Levy on Property of Principal First If Execution Against Sureties.
When execution issues against two or more persons, any of whom were sureties on the contract before the judgment, the sheriff must levy on the property of the principal first, if any can be found in the county, on the application of such surety; and he may require of the surety affidavit of the fact of suretyship, which he must file with the execution.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-9-83 ("Levy on Property of Principal First If Execution Against Sureties.") 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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