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§ 35-12-3 — Compensation and Reward for Finder

Alabama § 35-12-3
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 35Property
Ch. 12Lost or Unclaimed Property
Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 35-12-3 (2026).

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The finder of a thing is entitled to compensation for all expenses necessarily incurred by him in its preservation, and for any other service necessarily performed by him about it, and to a reasonable reward for keeping it.

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Legislative History

(Code 1923, §7994; Code 1940, T. 47, §157.)

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