Ala. Code § 41-4-60: When Warrants Void and Claims Based Thereon Barred.

(a) Any warrant heretofore or hereafter drawn by the state Comptroller on any fund in the State Treasury which is outstanding and unpaid one year from the date of issue shall be void and payment of the warrant shall be stopped by the State Treasurer.

(b) Upon the expiration of the period of time provided herein for the voiding of warrants, the State Treasurer shall transfer the amount of the voided warrants to the State Unclaimed Property Fund.

(c) Duplicate warrants issued to replace warrants which have been lost, mutilated, or destroyed shall be deemed to be original warrants for the purposes of this section.