If the taker or the person in possession of the property fails to deliver the same to the owner on the order of the district court and the payment of, or offering to pay, all legal costs, charges, and expenses for keeping, such owner may recover the same; and the person failing also forfeits, to any person bringing an action for the same, double the appraised value of the property.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 35-13-1 - Right to Take Up and Secure Property Adrift.
Section 35-13-2 - Appraisement and Description of Property.
Section 35-13-4 - Restoration of Property Upon Proof by Owner.
Section 35-13-5 - Compensation of Taker.
Section 35-13-6 - Fees of Appraisers.
Section 35-13-7 - Limitations.
Section 35-13-8 - Remedy of Owner When Taker Refuses to Deliver Property.
Section 35-13-9 - Liability for Concealment or Destruction, Etc.
Section 35-13-10 - Applicability of Chapter to Taker's Personal Representative.