{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-118","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 40-12-118","heading":"Laundries.","body":"Each person, firm or corporation who operates what is commonly known as a power or steam laundry shall pay the following license tax: In cities and towns of 35,000 inhabitants and over, $60; in cities and towns of less than 35,000 and not less than 15,000 inhabitants, $30; in cities and towns of less than 15,000 and not less than 5,000 inhabitants, $15; and in all other places, whether incorporated or not, $10. Self-service laundries or concerns commonly known as launderettes shall pay a license tax of 25 percent of the power or steam laundry license. Each laundry operated by hand power shall pay a license tax of $10; provided, that no license shall be required of a person commonly known as a “washwoman.” Hotels which operate laundries exclusively for their own guests shall pay a license tax of 25 percent of the foregoing enumerated amounts for power or steam laundries. A person not having a place of business within the State of Alabama where such work is actually performed shall pay a license tax of $25 for the reception or collection of laundry.","path":["Title 40 Revenue and Taxation.","Chapter 12 Licenses.","Article 2 Business, Vocation, or Occupation."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=40-12-118","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"2dce03ee577dc98286869aff91cca80af6acbd1724117640d8308f57413fb17a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-117","next":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}