Alabama Statutes
§ 43-2-172 — Commitment of Administration to Sheriff
Alabama § 43-2-172
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 2Administration of Estates
Art. 7County or General Administrators
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 43-2-172 (2026).
Text
In case there is no general administrator and no other fit person will administer, the court may commit administration to the sheriff of the county; when so committed, the administration attaches to the office, and the official oath and bond of such office are the security for his or her faithful administration.
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Legislative History
(Code 1852, §§1681, 1690; Code 1867, §§2001, 2010; Code 1876, §§2363, 2372; Code 1886, §2029; Code 1896, §72; Code 1907, §2538; Code 1923, §5760; Code 1940, T. 61, §137.)
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Alabama § 43-2-172, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/43-2-172.