{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-36-12-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 36-12-20","heading":"Papers, Property, Etc., to Be Delivered to Successor Upon Vacation of Office.","body":"In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, except by the death of the incumbent, all books, papers, property and money belonging or appertaining to such office shall, on demand, be delivered over to the qualified successor.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 12 Maintenance, Use, Etc., of Public Property, Records, Etc.","Article 2 Recovery of Papers, Property, Etc., by Successors to Office."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-12-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"17251d317e2fe6118c67b3db0230fce28776dd6fc0c69b6c80ba7cf82b9efb5d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-36-12-5","next":"us-al/ala.-code-36-12-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}