{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-73","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-4-73","heading":"Recitation of Marital Status of Grantor or Vendor Required; Probate Judge Not Liable for Good Faith Error; False Recitation a Misdemeanor.","body":"(a) No deed, contract, or other conveyance of land or any interest therein, whether legal or equitable, shall be accepted for record by the probate judge unless it contains a recitation of the marital status of an individual grantor or vendor; provided, that this section shall apply only to instruments executed subsequent to July 21, 1972.\n(b) A probate judge shall not be liable in damages or for a penalty for an error or mistake in the performance of his duties under this section if committed in good faith.\n(c) Any person who knowingly makes a false recitation, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 4 Conveyances and Creation of Estates.","Article 3 Recordation and Registration in General.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-4-73","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"e40ea4af805fda3ab70ad152c931d9022a70e2c9fcb151b22419a66cdc3de033","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-72","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}