Code of Alabama - Title 35: Property - Section 35-12-85 - Action to establish a claim

Section 35-12-85 - Action to establish a claim.

A person aggrieved by a decision of the Treasurer or whose claim has not been acted upon within 120 days after its filing may maintain an original action to establish the claim in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, naming the Treasurer as a defendant. In any proceeding for determination of a claim to property under this article, the burden shall be upon the claimant to establish entitlement to the property by a preponderance of evidence. The proceeding shall be brought by the claimant within 90 days after the decision of the Treasurer.

(Act 2004-440, p. 755, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021