HB447 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack Williams

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Taxation, tax sales, judge of probate authorized to use contracted services, products, or electronic means to sell property for unpaid taxes, Sec. 40-10-15 am'd.

Summary

HB447 would let Alabama probate judges use contracted services, products, or electronic means to sell property for unpaid taxes, instead of requiring all sales to take place only at the courthouse door.

What This Bill Does

It adds a new option for tax sales by authorizing probate judges to conduct sales through contracted services, products, or electronic methods. It preserves the existing requirements that sales occur publicly and are recorded, but adds flexibility in how the sale is carried out. It also allows judges to recover the costs of contracted services and to charge reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in delinquent tax actions.

Who It Affects

• Judges of probate and county tax offices, who would have the option to conduct tax sales via contracted services or electronic means.
• Property owners with unpaid taxes and potential bidders, who could see changes in how tax sales are conducted and in the costs associated with the process.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amends Section 40-10-15 to permit the judge of probate to conduct tax sales using contracted services, products, or electronic means instead of only in-person sales at the courthouse door.
• Provision 2: Allows the judge to recover the costs of contracted services and to charge reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in actions to recover delinquent taxes, interest, and costs.

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Subjects

Tax Sales