A pledgor shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods or make any payment on a pawn transaction. Pledged goods not redeemed within 30 days following the originally fixed maturity date shall be forfeited to the pawnbroker and absolute right, title, and interest in and to the goods shall vest in the pawnbroker.
Ala. Code § 5-19A-6
Redemption or Automatic Forfeiture of Pledged Goods.
Known as the Alabama Pawnshop Act
The act spans §§ 5-19A-1 to 5-19A-9 (20 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Young (2001)
Most recently applied in 317 F. App'x 883 - Bernice Gunn v. Title Max of AL, Inc. (September 2008)
(Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, §6.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.