{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-4-9","heading":"Ownership of Title Instruments.","body":"Instruments essential to the title of real property and which are not kept in a public office, as a record, pursuant to law, belong to the person in whom for the time being such title may be vested and pass with the title.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 4 Conveyances and Creation of Estates.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-4-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"b8118224b1c26c7a01ecf8eed97bb6eb1daa14c105fee8f3de610b6048d03308","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}