Escheat & Gift Card Laws: Alabama

ALABAMA

Escheat Provision: 

Ala. Code §35-12-72(a)(17) Gift certificates are presumed abandoned, other than those exempt under §35-12-73, three years after June 30 of the year in which the certificate was sold, but if redeemable in merchandise only, the amount abandoned is deemed to be 60 percent of the certificate’s face value.

Ala. Code §35-12-73(b)(1) A gift certificate, gift card, or in-store merchandise credit issued or maintained by any person engaged primarily in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail is exempt from reporting under this article.

SOURCE: National Conference of State Legislatures

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