HB392 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Scott StadthagenRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Courts, probate, quiet title judgments and condemnation judgments requires filing for record in probate court of county where land is located, Secs. 6-6-544, 6-6-570 am'd.

Summary

HB392 requires judgments in condemnation cases and other land-boundary or title actions to be filed for record in the county probate court's land records, just like quiet title judgments.

What This Bill Does

It expands the current rule to require recording of condemnation and other land-related judgments in the probate court's land records division in the county where the land sits. The prevailing party must file a certified copy for record within 30 days after the appeal period and pay the court costs; the probate court must record and index the judgment in the same manner as deeds. The statute clarifies that the certified copy is to be recorded and indexed, and the judgment is binding on all persons except as provided by law, with immediate effect upon passage and governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• Prevailing party in condemnation or other land-boundary/title actions: must file the judgment for record in the probate court's land records within 30 days after the appeal period and pay court costs.
• Property owners and other interested landholders in the county: will have judgments affecting land officially recorded and indexed in probate land records, making land claims easier to verify.

Key Provisions

• Extends recording requirement to condemnation and other land-boundary/title judgments to be filed for record in the probate court's land records division in the county where the land lies.
• Amends sections 6-6-544 and 6-6-570 to require a certified copy of the judgment to be recorded within specified timeframes and to have costs paid as part of the case costs.
• Probate court must record the judgment copy in the same book and manner as deeds and index it in the direct and indirect indexes.
• The clerk must accept and file the certified copy within 30 days of judgment entry and record it in the land records division and the probate office.
• The judgment becomes binding on all persons, subject to the division's provisions.
• Effective date: immediately after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Court, Probate