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General Rule.

Ala. Code § 10A-1-4.11
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10A-1-4.11. General Rule. A filing instrument submitted to the filing officer takes effect on the date and time of the actual receipt by the filing officer, except as permitted by Section 10A-1-4.12 or as provided by the provisions of this title which apply to the entity making the filing or other law. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29; Act 2019-94, §2; Act 2020-73, §5.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama#10A-1-4.11Fetched: 10/20/2026

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