Alabama Statutes

§ 11-47-23 — Limitation Periods for Presentation of Claims Against Municipalities

Alabama § 11-47-23

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 47Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 11-47-23 (2026).

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All claims against the municipality (except bonds and interest coupons and claims for damages) shall be presented to the clerk for payment within two years from the accrual of said claim or shall be barred. Claims for damages growing out of torts shall be presented within six months from the accrual thereof or shall be barred.

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Legislative History

(Code 1907, §1191; Code 1923, §1907; Code 1940, T. 37, §476.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 11-1-1

Number and Names of Counties

§ 11-1-10

Contracts with Federal, State, and Other County Governments

§ 11-1-11

Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, Etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc

§ 11-1-12

Preparation, Etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats

§ 11-1-13

Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats

§ 11-1-14

Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, Etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created

§ 11-1-15

Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions

§ 11-1-16

Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution

§ 11-1-17

Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc

§ 11-1-2

County Declared a Body Corporate

§ 11-1-3

Jurisdiction Over Navigable Streams Not Within Limits of Any County; Execution of Process on Said Streams

§ 11-1-5

Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies

§ 11-1-6

Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid into County Treasury, Etc., to State Treasury

§ 11-1-7

Appointment and Use of Public Depositories; Liability

§ 11-1-8

Closing of County Offices on Legal Holidays and for Special Circumstances; Deadlines Extended for Filing Documents

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