Alabama Statutes
§ 43-2-255 — Duty of Judge, Clerk or Register to Make Payment; Penalty
Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 2 Administration of Estates·Art. 11 Administrators Ad Litem
It shall be the duty of the judge of probate, clerk, or register receiving the money to pay over the same, less one half of one percent thereon, to the person entitled thereto, on demand; and for failure to do so, he or she incurs a penalty in favor of such person of 10 percent thereon, which, together with the money received and interest thereon, may be recovered by suit on his or her bond.
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Legislative History
(Code 1876, §2629; Code 1886, §2288; Code 1896, §357; Code 1907, §2823; Code 1923, §6062; Code 1940, T. 61, §170.)
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