Code of Alabama
Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.
Section 35-4-388 - When Purchaser Entitled to Receive Patent.

All purchasers of real property belonging to this state, their heirs and assigns, except in cases otherwise provided by this Code, are entitled to receive a patent therefor on producing to the Secretary of State a certificate signed by the State Treasurer that the amount due for such real estate has been paid into the State Treasury.