Ala. Code § 43-2-62
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Section 43-2-62 Penalty for Failure to Give Notice
Official statutory text
It is the duty of the judge of probate to see that such publication is duly made; and any executor or administrator failing to make the same must not be allowed any compensation as such; and he or she and his or her sureties are liable, on proof that such notice has not been given, to any creditor for the amount which he or she would have been entitled to out of the assets of the estate had his or her claim been duly presented.
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