Alabama Form C 20 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

IN THE_______________________________________COURT OF ________________________________________, ALABAMA

(Circuit or District)	(Name of County)
_____________________________________________ V. __________________________________________________________
PLAINTIFF	DEFENDANT
Home Address:____________________________________	Home Address:_____________________________________
_________________________________________________	_________________________________________________
City/State/Zip Code:________________________________	City/State/Zip Code:_________________________________

Date of Judgment/forfeiture ________________________

Judgment amount $ ________________________

Court costs ________________________

Alternate property value ________________________

Damages/rent ________________________

Other ________________________

TOTAL $ ________________________

TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA:

You are ordered to perform the action specified.

฀Seize the property described below which is in the possession of __________________________________________________

_________________________ and restore to ___________________________, If this property is not available, seize and sell any

personal and real property of _______________________________________________________________________________for

the alternate value of the property. ฀ Exemptions as to Personal Property waived.

฀Restore to ___________________________________________________________________________________the described property now in the possession of ____________________________________________________________________________, Collect $ _______________ for detention of the property.

฀Seize any real or personal property __________________________________________________________________________

that will satisfy the total monetary value specified above.

฀ See description for exemption.

฀Exemption as to personal properTy waived.

฀Hold until further court action ฀ Sell and return

฀Sell property described below previously seized and being held by you.

฀Collect from _________________________________________________________________________________ the court cost amount. If cash cannot be collected, seize and sell any real or personal form which can be made the sum of the costs.

Description:

YOU ARE TO MAKE RETURN OF THIS EXECUTION AND EXPLAIN BELOW HOW YOU PERFORMED THE SPECIFIED ACTION.

Date issued: ______________________________	_____________________________________________ By: _________
	Clerk

Exception Date_____________________________

Remarks:

____________________________________		___________________________________________
Sheriff		By Deputy Sheriff
COURT RECORD: Original	ADDRESSEE: Copy

IN THE_______________________________________COURT OF ________________________________________, ALABAMA

	(Circuit or District)			(Name of County)
_____________________________________________V. __________________________________________________________
	PLAINTIFF			DEFENDANT
Home Address:____________________________________			Home Address:_____________________________________
_________________________________________________			_________________________________________________
City	State	Zip Code	City	State	Zip Code
Telephone Number:___________________________			Telephone Number:____________________________
	The Writ of Execution delivered to you along with this Notice means that certain property belonging to you may be				taken
from you and sold to collect a court judgment against you.

However, the law gives you the right, under certain circumstances, to claim your property as “exempt” to keep it from being sold to collect certain kinds of court judgments. For example, you may be able to claim your “homestead exemption” to keep your home from being sold, or at least to keep a certain portion of the money from the sale.

You may also be able to keep up to $3,000 in personal property, including motor vehicle and household furniture and appliances, by claiming this property as exempt.

These examples are for purposes of illustration only. Whether you will be entitled to claim any exemption from the Writ of Execution, and if so, what property may be exempt, will be determined by the facts in your particular case. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO YOUR EXEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER FOR ADVICE. PERSONNEL IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE CANNOT GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE.

TO CLAIM ANY EXEMPTION THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU, YOU MUST PREPARE A “CLAIM OF EXEMPTION" FORM BEFORE YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, LISTING ON IT THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD (OR ANY PART THEREOF) IN DETAIL THAT YOU CLAIM TO BE EXEMPT. YOU MUST ALSO STATE APPROXIMATELY WHAT YOU THINK EACH ITEM IS WORTH, AND HOW MUCH (IF ANYTHING) YOU STILL OWE ON EACH SUCH ITEM. YOU MUST THEN HAVE THE “CLAIM OF EXEMPTION” NOTARIZED AND FILE IT IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. YOU MUST ALSO FILE A COPY OF THE “CLAIM OF EXEMPTION” WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT. THE CLERK CANNOT GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE. IT YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, YOU SHOULD SEE A LAWYER.

If you file a Claim of Exemption, the party who has a judgment against you will have approximately ten (10) days from receipt OF a copy thereof to file a “contest” of your Claim of Exemption. If a contest is filed, a court hearing will be scheduled, and you will be notified of the time and place of the hearing. If the party who has a judgment against you does not file a contest, the property (or any part thereof) claimed by you as exempt will be released fROm the execution.

If you do not file a Claim of Exemption, you are deemed to have waived your rights of exemptions, and your property may be sold or turned over to the party who has a judgment against you to help satisfy a judgment against you.

TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ACT PROMPTLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER.