Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 32-8-60 (2026)

Excepted Liens and Security Interests.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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This chapter does not apply to or affect any of the following:

(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle.

(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state.

(3) A security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes title free of the security interest.

(4) A lien on a utility trailer exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2004.

(5) A lien on a manufactured home exempted under this chapter when the lien was created or established on or after January 1, 2010.

(Acts 1973, No. 765, p. 1147, §18; Act 2003-345, p. 870, §1; Act 2009-746, p. 2236, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2020 · leading case: In Re Davis, 269 B.R. 914 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2001).
In Re Davis, 269 B.R. 914 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2001). · cites it 9× “Alabama Code § 32-8-60, provides as follows: This chapter does not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle; (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state or any political subdivision of…”
Greene v. Assocs. (In Re Green), 248 B.R. 583 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2000). · cites it 2× “” Under Ala. Code §§ 32-8-60 et seq., it is a security interest which if not perfected as specified is “not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lien-holders of the vehicle .”
Carden v. Ditech Fin., LLC (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2020). · cites it 4× “, with § 32-8-60, et seq.). In fact, security interests previously perfected under Chapter 8 are expressly recognized as retaining their validity and priority under the MHT Act: “[A] security interest in a manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required by the…”
— Ala. Code § 32-8-60(5) — 1 case
Carden v. Ditech Fin., LLC (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2020). “, with § 32-8-60, et seq.). In fact, security interests previously perfected under Chapter 8 are expressly recognized as retaining their validity and priority under the MHT Act: “[A] security interest in a manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required by the…”
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