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AL Code § 6-9-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-93 - Sale of Levied Property - Payment to Debtor.

Section 6-9-93Sale of levied property - Payment to debtor. When, at an execution sale, the amount of the sale exceeds the judgment, interest and costs, the excess must be paid to the debtor or his legal representative. When money is paid or collected on an execution, the whole or any part of which is enjoined, the same must, on demand, be refunded to the debtor or his legal representative if it has been paid over to the plaintiff, his agent or attorney without notice of the injunction. (Code 1852, §2452; Code 1867, §2866; Code 1876, §3204; Code 1886, §2913; Code 1896, §1911; Code 1907, §4118; Code 1923, §7833; Code 1940, T. 7, §545.)
AL Code § 6-9-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-94 - Death of Party After Execution Issued.

Section 6-9-94Death of party after execution issued. The death of any plaintiff or defendant after the issuance or the levy of an execution on personal or real estate shall not affect the duty of the officer making the levy to proceed and sell as if such death had not occurred. (Code 1907, §4101; Code 1923, §7816; Code 1940, T. 7, §528.)
AL Code § 6-9-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-95 - Levying Officer to Provide Sustenance for Unsold Livestock.

Section 6-9-95Levying officer to provide sustenance for unsold livestock. When livestock is levied on and remains in the hands of the officer for sale, he or she must provide sustenance therefor, and it is his or her duty to hire out or employ the equine or equidae or other stock, if practicable, for their support. If unable to do so, he or she must be allowed by the court a reasonable compensation for their support, which he or she may retain from the proceeds of the sale. (Code 1852, §2442; Code 1867, §2856; Code 1876, §3194; Code 1886, §2903; Code 1896, §1901; Code 1907, §4103; Code 1923, §7818; Code 1940, T. 7, §530; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
AL Code § 6-9-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-96 - Return - Unexecuted Writ.

Section 6-9-96Return - Unexecuted writ. If the writ is not executed or only executed in part, the reason why it is not executed or only executed in part must be stated in the return. (Code 1852, §2439; Code 1867, §2854; Code 1876, §3192; Code 1886, §2901; Code 1896, §1899; Code 1907, §4100; Code 1923, §7815; Code 1940, T. 7, §527.)
AL Code § 6-9-97 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-97 - Return - Sheriff of Another County.

Section 6-9-97Return - Sheriff of another county. The return of an execution or other process by a sheriff of a county other than that from which the process issued may be made through the postal service, and the certificate of the postmaster that it was placed in his office in time, by the usual course of mail, to reach the courthouse of the county where the return has to be made, by the return day of the writ, shall be presumptive evidence for the sheriff of the fact, but the sheriff is not authorized to send money by the mail without the consent of the plaintiff in execution. (Code 1852, §2440; Code 1867, §2855; Code 1876, §3193; Code 1886, §2902; Code 1896, §1900; Code 1907, §4102; Code 1923, §7817; Code 1940, T. 7, §529.)
AL Code § 6-9-98 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-98 - Endorsements on Execution Writs - Time and Order of Receipt.

Section 6-9-98Endorsements on execution writs - Time and order of receipt. The sheriff or other officer receiving an execution must endorse thereon the day, month, and year of its receipt, and when more than one execution against the same defendant comes to his hands on the same day, if not received at the same time, he must endorse thereon the order in which they are received. (Code 1852, §2436; Code 1867, §2851; Code 1876, §3189; Code 1886, §2898; Code 1896, §1896; Code 1907, §4097; Code 1923, §7812; Code 1940, T. 7, §525.)
AL Code § 6-9-99 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-99 - Endorsements on Execution Writs - Description of Property Levied and Date Thereof.

Section 6-9-99Endorsements on execution writs - Description of property levied and date thereof. When a levy is made on real or personal property, a full description thereof, with the date of the levy, must be endorsed upon or appended to the execution. (Code 1852, §2443; Code 1867, §2857; Code 1876, §3195; Code 1886, §2904; Code 1896, §1902; Code 1907, §4104; Code 1923, §7819; Code 1940, T. 7, §531.)
AL Code § 6-9-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-100 - Endorsements on Execution Writs 12-1-14.2 12-10a-1.1 Description of Land Sold and Price.

Section 6-9-100Endorsements on execution writs 12-1-14.2 12-10A-1.1 Description of land sold and price. When land is sold under execution, a description of the land and the price obtained for it must be endorsed upon, or appended to, the writ by the officer making such sale. (Code 1852, §2453; Code 1867, §2867; Code 1876, §3205; Code 1886, §2914; Code 1896, §1912; Code 1907, §4119; Code 1923, §7834; Code 1940, T. 7, §546.)
AL Code § 6-9-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-9-101 - Endorsements on Execution Writs - Amount of Money Collected; Receipt for Defendant.

Section 6-9-101Endorsements on execution writs - Amount of money collected; receipt for defendant. When money is collected on an execution, the officer collecting it must endorse thereon, or append thereto, the amount collected, specifying the judgment, interest thereon and costs, with his own commissions, and sign his name thereto; and he must also, if required, receipt in like manner to the defendant. (Code 1852, §2449; Code 1867, §2863; Code 1876, §3201; Code 1886, §2910; Code 1896, §1908; Code 1907, §4113; Code 1923, §7828; Code 1940, T. 7, §540.)
AL Code § 6-9-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 2 - Venditioni Exponas.|Section 6-9-120 - Return Showing Goods Levied on Unsold; Issuance of Writ; Form of Writ.

Section 6-9-120Return showing goods levied on unsold; issuance of writ; form of writ. When goods levied on remain in the hands of the officer unsold, it is his duty to make return of the fact; and, thereupon, the clerk must issue a writ for the sale thereof in substance as follows: The State of Alabama, _____ County. To the Sheriff of said County: You are hereby commanded to sell those goods and chattels of _____, which you have taken pursuant to our command, and which, according to your return, remain in your hands unsold, to satisfy _____ the sum of _____ dollars, recovered by him of the said _____ by the judgment of our circuit (or district) court, held for the County of _____ on the _____ day of _____, 19__, and _____ dollars, cost of the action; and make return of this writ and execution thereof according to law. Witness my hand, this _____ day of _____, 19__.  _____ Clerk or Register. (Code 1852, §2454; Code 1867, §2868; Code 1876, §3206; Code 1886, §2915; Code 1896, §1913; Code 1907, §4120; Code 1923, §7835; Code 1940, T. 7, §547.)
AL Code § 6-9-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 2 - Venditioni Exponas.|Section 6-9-121 - Death of Levying Officer Prior to Sale; Proceedings if Property Not Delivered by Representatives of Deceased Officer.

Section 6-9-121Death of levying officer prior to sale; proceedings if property not delivered by representatives of deceased officer. (a) When the officer taking property under execution shall die before the sale thereof, a writ of venditioni exponas shall issue directed to the proper officer of the county in which the property was taken, and such officer shall, under the writ of venditioni exponas, receive the property from the representatives of the former sheriff or other officer, who are required to deliver the same to the officer having the venditioni exponas, on his producing the same and executing a receipt for the property, and the officer shall proceed to sell the same as in other cases. (b) If the representatives of the deceased officer shall refuse or neglect to deliver the property or if there shall not be an executor or administrator of his estate, the officer having the writ of venditioni exponas may seize the property taken by the former officer, wherever it may be found, and sell the same as in other cases, or the plaintiff may move for summary judgment in the court from which the execution issued against the representative of the deceased officer and his sureties; and, thereupon, a judgment shall be entered against the representatives of the deceased officer and his sureties for the amount of the execution which came to the hands of such deceased officer, with interest and costs. (Code 1907, §§4121, 4122; Code 1923, §§7836, 7837; Code 1940, T. 7, §§548, 549.)
AL Code § 6-9-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-140 - Conveyance of Title by Sale Under Judicial Process.

Section 6-9-140Conveyance of title by sale under judicial process. A sale regularly made by virtue of judicial process issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction shall convey the title as effectually as if the sale was made by the person against whom the process issues. (Code 1907, §4125; Code 1923, §7840; Code 1940, T. 7, §552.)
AL Code § 6-9-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-141 - Written Note or Memorandum Unnecessary.

Section 6-9-141Written note or memorandum unnecessary. No note or memorandum in writing shall be necessary to charge any person at a judicial, execution or attachment sale other than the return of the officer on the process. (Code 1907, §4126; Code 1923, §7841; Code 1940, T. 7, §553.)
AL Code § 6-9-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-142 - Caveat Emptor; When Officer Personally Bound.

Section 6-9-142Caveat emptor; when officer personally bound. The purchaser must look for himself as to the title and soundness of all property sold under judicial process. Actual fraud or misrepresentation by the officer or his agent may bind him personally. No covenant of warranty binds him individually unless made with that intention for a valuable consideration and in writing. (Code 1907, §4127; Code 1923, §7842; Code 1940, T. 7, §554.)
AL Code § 6-9-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-143 - Liability of Purchaser for Not Complying With Terms of Sale; Form of Action Against Purchaser.

Section 6-9-143Liability of purchaser for not complying with terms of sale; form of action against purchaser. (a) Any person who may become the purchaser of any real or personal estate at any sale which may be made at public outcry by an executor, administrator or guardian or by any sheriff or other officer under and by virtue of any execution or other legal process and who shall fail or refuse to comply with the terms of such sale when requested so to do shall be liable for the amount of such purchase money, and it shall be at the option of such sheriff or other officer either to proceed against such purchaser for the full amount of the purchase money or to resell such real or personal estate and then proceed against the first purchaser for the deficiency arising from such sale. (b) The action provided for in subsection (a) of this section may be commenced in the name of the sheriff or other officer making the sale for the use of the plaintiff or defendant in execution or for any other person in interest, as the case may be. (Code 1907, §§4129, 4130; Code 1923, §§7844, 7845; Code 1940, T. 7, §§556, 557.)
AL Code § 6-9-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-144 - Purchaser Owner of Stock, etc., Sold.

Section 6-9-144Purchaser owner of stock, etc., sold. The purchaser of any stock, share, interest, or judgment of the defendant, sold under execution or attachment, shall become the owner thereof in the same manner as if it had been regularly assigned to him by the defendant. (Code 1907, §4124; Code 1923, §7839; Code 1940, T. 7, §551.)
AL Code § 6-9-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-145 - Enforcement of Covenants Running With Land.

Section 6-9-145Enforcement of covenants running with land. The purchaser at judicial sale may enforce any covenants of warranty running with the land which may be incorporated in the previous title deeds. (Code 1907, §4128; Code 1923, §7843; Code 1940, T. 7, §555.)
AL Code § 6-9-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-146 - Void or Irregular Mortgage Foreclosure.

Section 6-9-146Void or irregular mortgage foreclosure. A purchaser at a void or irregular judicial sale under foreclosure of a mortgage succeeds to all of the interests of the mortgagee. (Code 1907, §4131; Code 1923, §7846; Code 1940, T. 7, §558.)
AL Code § 6-9-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-147 - Setting Aside of Sales by Courts.

Section 6-9-147Setting aside of sales by courts. Courts have full power over their officers making execution or judicial sales, and whenever satisfied that a sale made under any legal process is infected with fraud, oppression, irregularity, or error to the injury of either party, the sale will be set aside. (Code 1907, §4134; Code 1923, §7849; Code 1940, T. 7, §561.)
AL Code § 6-9-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-148 - When Debtor Bound by Void Sale.

Section 6-9-148When debtor bound by void sale. Where property is sold under void process and the proceeds are applied to valid liens against the defendant, or he receives the benefit thereof, he is bound thereby if present and not objecting to the sale. (Code 1907, §4132; Code 1923, §7847; Code 1940, T. 7, §559.)
AL Code § 6-9-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-149 - Execution and Delivery of Deed to Real Estate Sold by Sheriff.

Section 6-9-149Execution and delivery of deed to real estate sold by sheriff. When real estate or any interest therein has been sold by any sheriff, he shall, upon compliance by the purchaser with the terms of sale and the payment or tender of the fees for executing the deed therefor, execute a deed for such real estate or interest therein sold and deliver the same to the purchaser within five days after such sale. (Code 1867, §2870; Code 1876, §3208; Code 1886, §2917; Code 1896, §1914; Code 1907, §4123; Code 1923, §7838; Code 1940, T. 7, §550.)
AL Code § 6-9-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 9 - Judgments.|Article 5 - Levy, Sale and Return.|Division 3 - Conveyance.|Section 6-9-150 - Conveyance by Sheriff of Lands Sold by Predecessor.

Section 6-9-150Conveyance by sheriff of lands sold by predecessor. When any sheriff authorized by law to sell real estate makes such sale and dies or vacates his office before making a conveyance to the purchaser thereof, the court from which the writ issued, upon proof of the sale and of the payment of the purchase money, may order the successor in office of the sheriff making such sale to make a conveyance of such lands to the purchaser, and such conveyance shall relate back to the date of the sale. If the purchaser is the plaintiff in the judgment, proof that he has credited, or the fact that he does credit, on the record the defendant with the amount of the purchase money, less the necessary expenses and costs, is equivalent to proof of payment of the purchase money. (Code 1867, §2869; Code 1876, §3207; Code 1886, §2916; Code 1896, §1915; Code 1907, §4133; Code 1923, §7848; Code 1940, T. 7, §560.)
AL Code § 6-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-1 - Law Governing Exemptions and Claims.

Section 6-10-1Law governing exemptions and claims. The right of homestead or other exemption shall be governed by the law in force when the debt or demand was created, but the mode or remedy for asserting, ascertaining, contesting, and determining claims thereto shall be as prescribed in this chapter. (Code 1876, §2844; Code 1886, §2542; Code 1896, §2068; Code 1907, §4195; Code 1923, §7917; Code 1940, T. 7, §660.)
AL Code § 6-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-2 - Homestead Exemption - Amount; Area.

Section 6-10-2Homestead exemption - Amount; area. The homestead of every resident of this state, with the improvements and appurtenances, not exceeding in value fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and in area 160 acres, shall be, to the extent of any interest he or she may have therein, whether a fee or less estate or whether held in common or in severalty, exempt from levy and sale under execution or other process for the collection of debts during his or her life and occupancy and, if he or she leaves surviving him or her a spouse and a minor child, or children, or either, during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the child, or children, but the area of the homestead shall not be enlarged by reason of any encumbrance thereon or of the character of the estate or interest owned therein by him or her. When a husband and wife jointly own a homestead each is entitled to claim separately the exemption provided herein, to the same extent and value as an unmarried individual. For purposes of this section and Sections 6-10-38 and 6-10-40, a mobile home or similar dwelling if the principal place of residence of the individual claiming the exemption shall be deemed to be a homestead. (Code 1876, §2820; Code 1886, §2507; Code 1896, §2033; Code 1907, §4160; Code 1923, §7882; Code 1940, T. 7, §625; Acts 1980, No. 80-569, p. 879, §2; Act 2015-484, §1.)
AL Code § 6-10-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-3 - Homestead Exemption - Alienation by Married Person.

Section 6-10-3Homestead exemption - Alienation by married person. No mortgage, deed or other conveyance of the homestead by a married person shall be valid without the voluntary signature and assent of the husband or wife, which must be shown by his or her examination before an officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, and the certificate of such officer upon, or attached to, such mortgage, deed, or other conveyance, which certificate must be substantially in the form of acknowledgment for individuals prescribed by Section 35-4-29. (Code 1876, §2822; Code 1886, §2508; Code 1896, §2034; Code 1907, §4161; Code 1923, §7883; Acts 1931, No. 116, p. 183; Code 1940, T. 7, §626; Acts 1951, No. 83, p. 300.)
AL Code § 6-10-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-4 - Homestead Exemption - Liens Not Affected.

Section 6-10-4Homestead exemption - Liens not affected. The provisions of this article shall not, however, be so construed as to prevent any lien attaching to the homestead in favor of any laborer, merchant, or materialman for work and labor done or for materials furnished, or in favor of any vendor for unpaid purchase money or so as to affect any deed, mortgage, or lien on such homestead, lawfully executed or created. (Code 1876, §2822; Code 1886, §2509; Code 1896, §2035; Code 1907, §4162; Code 1923, §7884; Code 1940, T. 7, §627.)
AL Code § 6-10-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-5 - Burial Place and Church Pew or Seat.

Section 6-10-5Burial place and church pew or seat. In favor of any resident of this state, there shall also be exempt from levy and sale, under execution or other process, any lot or lots in cemeteries or elsewhere, set apart or used as a burial place for himself or herself or family and any pew or seat in any church or other place of worship, held and occupied by him or her for the use of himself or herself or family. (Code 1876, §2823; Code 1886, §2510; Code 1896, §2036; Code 1907, §4163; Code 1923, §7885; Code 1940, T. 7, §628.)
AL Code § 6-10-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-6 - Personalty.

Section 6-10-6Personalty. The personal property of such resident, except for wages, salaries, or other compensation, to the extent of the resident's interest therein, to the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in value, to be selected by him or her, and, in addition thereto, all necessary and proper wearing apparel for himself or herself and family, all family portraits or pictures and all books used in the family shall also be exempt from levy and sale under execution or other process for the collection of debts. No wages, salaries, or other compensation shall be exempt except as provided in Section 5-19-15 or Section 6-10-7. (Code 1876, §§2820, 2823; Code 1886, §2511; Code 1896, §2037; Code 1907, §4164; Code 1923, §7886; Code 1940, T. 7, §629; Acts 1980, No. 80-569, p. 879, §3; Acts 1988, No. 88-294, p. 454, §2; Act 2015-484, §1.)
AL Code § 6-10-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 6 - Civil Practice.|Chapter 10 - Exemptions.|Article 1 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale Under Process.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 6-10-6.1 - Exclusions From Personal Property.

Section 6-10-6.1Exclusions from personal property. (a) Wages, salaries, or other compensation of a resident are not personal property for the purposes of exemption from garnishment, levy, sale under execution, or other process for the collection of debt. (b) It is the intent of this section to exclude from the meaning of personal property the wages, salaries, or other compensation of a resident for the purposes of the personal property exemption under Section 6-10-6 and Section 204 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (Act 2015-484, §2.)