Code of Alabama
Part 6 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen and Unclaimed Property.
Section 45-1-235 - Records of Abandoned and Stolen Property; Storage.

(a) The Sheriff of Autauga County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff's office. These records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, the serial or other identifying number of the property, and the place of recovery of the property. The records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(b) All abandoned or stolen property recovered by the sheriff's office shall be stored in a suitable place to protect the property from deterioration.