(a) In cases where there is no provision by law authorizing the collection of taxes by an action after the taxes have become delinquent, the taxes may be collected by the state or by any county, city, or municipality, or the county or city board of education, or by an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) In addition to the remedy here given to public agencies for the collection of taxes due them by an action, the tax collecting official of every county is authorized to sue in his or her own name and in the capacity of his or her office for the recovery of all taxes collectable by his or her office which are due. The county tax collecting officials may act in their own names and in the capacity of their office in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding, or any other type of litigation or court proceedings in which taxes due to any public agency which are collectable by a tax collecting official may be recovered, and to take any action in the proceedings as may be appropriate or necessary for the collection of the taxes due to any of the public agencies.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Section 40-5-5 - Disposition of Fees Paid to Collector on a Salary Basis.
Section 40-5-6 - Fees for Demand on Delinquent Taxpayers and for Levy and Sale of Property.
Section 40-5-7 - Demand on Delinquent Taxpayers.
Section 40-5-8 - Costs on Payment of Delinquent Taxes.
Section 40-5-9 - Interest on Delinquent Taxes.
Section 40-5-10 - Receipts on Payment of Delinquent Taxes.
Section 40-5-11 - Historic File of Individual Tax Payments.
Section 40-5-12 - Payments by Purchasers, Lien Holders or Mortgagees of Real Estate.
Section 40-5-13 - Payment When Parcels of Real Estate Listed Separately.
Section 40-5-14 - Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Time; Notice; Location.
Section 40-5-15 - Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Application and Disposition of Proceeds.
Section 40-5-16 - Levy and Sale of Personal Property - Shares of Stock.
Section 40-5-17 - Levy and Sale of Personal Property - When Delinquent Taxpayer Has Left County.
Section 40-5-18 - Levy and Sale of Personal Property - No Property Exempt.
Section 40-5-19 - Sale of Real Property if Personalty Insufficient.
Section 40-5-20 - Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Account for Delinquent Taxes; Notice.
Section 40-5-21 - Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Procedure.
Section 40-5-22 - Garnishment of Delinquent Taxpayers - Fees.
Section 40-5-24 - Annual Report - Examination and Approval.
Section 40-5-26 - New Accounts of Insolvent Taxes and Taxes in Litigation.
Section 40-5-28 - Collection of Insolvent Taxes.
Section 40-5-29 - Final Report of Uncollected Insolvent Taxes and Taxes in Litigation .
Section 40-5-30 - Report When Collector Retires From Office.
Section 40-5-31 - Duty of Tax Collecting Official When Collection of Taxes Endangered.
Section 40-5-32 - Partial Payments; Notice of Balance Due.
Section 40-5-33 - Collection and Report of Countywide and School District Taxes.
Section 40-5-34 - Assessment and Collection of Escaped Taxes.
Section 40-5-35 - Assessment and Collection of Escaped Taxes - Report to Assessor.
Section 40-5-36 - Reports and Disbursements.
Section 40-5-38 - Death of Collector.
Section 40-5-39 - Special Taxes - Receipts on Collection of Special Taxes.
Section 40-5-40 - Special Taxes - Payments on Collection.
Section 40-5-41 - Notification When Special Taxes No Longer Required.
Section 40-5-42 - Collection of Taxes by Action.
Section 40-5-43 - Settlements With Particular Treasurers.
Section 40-5-44 - Final Settlements and Payments by Tax Collecting Officials.
Section 40-5-45 - Mileage as Part of Final Settlement.