(a) Judgments for the payment of money, other than costs, if based upon a contract action, bear interest from the day of the cause of action, at the same rate of interest as stated in the contract; all other judgments shall bear interest at the rate of 7.5 percent per annum, the provisions of Section 8-8-1 to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that fees allowed a trustee, executor, administrator, or attorney and taxed as a part of the cost of the proceeding shall bear interest at a like rate from the day of entry.
(b) This section shall apply to all judgments entered on and after September 1, 2011.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 8 - Interest and Usury.
Section 8-8-1 - Maximum Rates of Interest - Generally.
Section 8-8-1.1 - Maximum Rates of Interest - Permitted Under State or Federal Law.
Section 8-8-1.2 - Maximum Rates of Interest - Loans Secured by Savings Accounts.
Section 8-8-8 - Interest Accrues on Breach of Contract.
Section 8-8-9 - Interest on Unauthorized Change Bills and Notes Not Exceeding $1.
Section 8-8-10 - Interest on Money Judgments and Costs.
Section 8-8-11 - Application of Partial Payments to Principal and Interest.
Section 8-8-12 - Enforcement of Usurious Contracts.
Section 8-8-15 - Bad Check Charge; Deemed Not Finance Charge.