{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-8-10","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-8-10","heading":"Interest on Money Judgments and Costs.","body":"(a) Judgments for the payment of money, other than costs, if based upon a contract action, bear interest from the day of the cause of action, at the same rate of interest as stated in the contract; all other judgments shall bear interest at the rate of 7.5 percent per annum, the provisions of Section 8-8-1 to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that fees allowed a trustee, executor, administrator, or attorney and taxed as a part of the cost of the proceeding shall bear interest at a like rate from the day of entry.\n(b) This section shall apply to all judgments entered on and after September 1, 2011.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 8 Interest and Usury."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-8-10","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"5569dd82181129f9310541e472c2c4052c08240fc9283c3ebecadd2b2b648d16","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-8-9","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-8-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}