{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-13-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-13-5","heading":"Compensation of Taker.","body":"(a) The taker is entitled to 10 percent on the appraised value of each bale of cotton and on other property as follows: 25 percent on all under $30.00; between $30.00 and $100.00, 20 percent; between $100.00 and $500.00, 15 percent; between $500.00 and $1,000.00, 10 percent; and on all over $1,000.00, five percent.\n(b) The taker is also entitled to the court fees paid by him, the expenses of the advertisement, if published in a newspaper, and reasonable compensation for the keeping, if necessary to preserve the property from loss or injury, to be ascertained as in the case of estrays.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 13 Salvage."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-13-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"9cca5b99a59af8fc014e4a0a1ed33b7c02607d503b688dad7401e1f1073b6c28","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-13-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-13-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}