§11A-3-28. Compelling Service of Notice or Execution of Deed
[Repealed.]
§11A-3-29. One Deed for Adjoining Pieces of Real Estate Within the Same Tax District
[Repealed.]
§11A-3-3. Waiver of Notice by Person Claiming Lien
(a) Any person claiming a lien against real property shall be deemed to have waived the right to notice provided by section two of this article unless he shall have filed a statement declaring such interest with the sheriff. Such statement shall be filed upon creation of the lien and upon release of said lien […]
§11A-3-30. Title Acquired by Individual Purchaser; Action to Quiet Title
[Repealed]
§11A-3-31. Effect of Irregularity on Title Acquired by Purchaser
[Repealed]
§11A-3-32. Sheriff to Keep Proceeds in Separate Accounts; Disposition
(a) The sheriff shall keep in a separate fund the proceeds of all redemptions paid to him or her under the provisions of this chapter, except for those proceeds for which a separate fund is directed by the provisions of 11A-3-64 of this code. Out of the total proceeds of each redemption he or she […]
§11A-3-33. State Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands
§11A-3-33. State commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands. The State Auditor shall ex officio be state commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands. The term "Auditor" whenever used in this chapter in connection with delinquent, nonentered, escheated or waste and unappropriated lands, shall be construed to refer to the Auditor in his capacity as state commissioner […]
§11A-3-34. Deputy Commissioners of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands; Bond
(a) The Auditor shall appoint for each county in the state a deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands. The Auditor shall make new appointments, from time to time thereafter, whenever vacancies occur or when, in the Auditor's judgment, it is advisable. The Auditor may promulgate rules respecting the tenure of deputy commissioners. In the […]
§11A-3-35. Land Record in Auditor's Office
The Auditor shall prepare and keep in his office a permanent record of all delinquent, nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands. The record shall as to every tract or lot listed set forth the information available as to quantity, local description, and, except in the case of waste and unappropriated lands, the name of […]
§11A-3-36. Operating Fund for Land Department in Auditor S Office
(a) The Auditor shall establish a special operating fund for the land department in his or her office. He or she shall pay into such fund all redemption fees, all publication or other charges collected by him or her if such charges were paid by or were payable to him or her the unclaimed surplus […]
§11A-3-36a. Credit Card Approved Form of Payment in Land Department of Auditor's Office
(a) The Auditor shall use the State Treasurer's contracts and system for receiving payment by credit card for all redemption fees, publication fees, delinquent taxes or other charges collected by the Auditor in connection with the operations of the land department. The person using the credit card as a form of payment is responsible for […]
§11A-3-37. Disposition of Nonentered Lands
It is the duty of the owner of land to have his land entered for taxation on the landbooks of the appropriate county, have himself charged with the taxes due thereon, and pay the same. Land which, for any five successive years, shall not have been so entered and charged shall, without any proceedings therefor, […]
§11A-3-38. Redemption of Nonentered or Certified Lands
(a) The owner of any real estate certified to the Auditor pursuant to section eight of this article, or of any nonentered real estate subject to the authority of the Auditor pursuant to section thirty-seven of this article, or any other person who was entitled to pay the taxes thereon, may redeem such real estate […]
§11A-3-39. Certificate of Redemption Issued by Auditor; Recordation
(a) Upon payment of the sum necessary to redeem, the Auditor shall execute a certificate of redemption in triplicate, which certificate shall specify the real estate redeemed, or the interest therein, as the case may be, together with any changes in respect thereto which were made in the land book and in the record of […]
§11A-3-4. Redemption After Second Publication and Before Certification to the Auditor
Any of the real estate included in the list published pursuant to the provisions of 11A-3-2 of this code may be redeemed at any time before certification to the Auditor as provided in 11A-3-8 of this code, by cashier check, money order, certified check, or United States currency.
§11A-3-40. Compulsory Redemption at Election of Auditor
The Auditor, if he so elects, may at any time compel redemption of any nonentered lands or real estate certified to the Auditor by the sheriff. In order to collect from the owner of such real estate an amount sufficient for redemption, he may use any of the methods provided in article two of this […]
§11A-3-41. Auditor to Report Redemptions to County Officers; Disposition of Redemption Money; Credit of State Taxes to Proper Fund
(a) The Auditor shall report monthly to the sheriff, the assessor and the clerk of the county commission of each county all land in such county which was redeemed in his office during the preceding month. The assessor shall enter the fact of such redemption in the land book in his office. The clerk shall […]
§11A-3-42. Lands Subject to Sale by Auditor
All lands which were certified to the Auditor pursuant to 11A-3-8 of this code and which have not been redeemed, , together with all non-entered lands, all escheated lands, and all waste and unappropriated lands, shall be subject to sale by the Auditor as further provided in this article. References in this chapter to the […]
§11A-3-43. Officers to Report Lands Subject to Sale
(a) Whenever an assessor, sheriff, clerk of the county commission or county surveyor learns of the existence within the county of any nonentered land, he shall promptly report that fact to the Auditor, together with his information relating thereto. The assessor, as escheator, shall likewise report all lands which escheat to the state. (b) Whenever […]
§11A-3-44. Auditor to Certify List of Lands to Be Sold; Lands So Certified Are Subject to Sale
On or after March 1and on or before August 1 of each year, the Auditor shall certify a list of all lands subject to sale under this article. He or she shall note the fact of certification on the land record in his or her office. Upon completion of the list for certification, a charge […]