Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-8-10 (2026)
Interest on Money Judgments and Costs.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) Judgments for the payment of money, other than costs, if based upon a contract action, bear interest from the day of the cause of action, at the same rate of interest as stated in the contract; all other judgments shall bear interest at the rate of 7.5 percent per annum, the provisions of Section 8-8-1 to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that fees allowed a trustee, executor, administrator, or attorney and taxed as a part of the cost of the proceeding shall bear interest at a like rate from the day of entry.
(b) This section shall apply to all judgments entered on and after September 1, 2011.
(Code 1852, §1521; Code 1867, §1829; Code 1876, §2090; Code 1886, §1752; Code 1896, §2628; Code 1907, §4621; Code 1923, §8565; Code 1940, T. 9, §63; Acts 1953, No. 64, p. 96; Acts 1981, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 81-1115, p. 379; Acts 1982, No. 82-443, p. 696; Act 2011-521, p. 837, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 75
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Alabama Dep't of Conservation & Nat. Resources v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 11 So. 3d 194 (Ala. 2008).
Alabama Dep't of Conservation & Nat. Resources v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 11 So. 3d 194 (Ala. 2008). “That Exxon owed the State $29,373,080 [4] in postjudgment interest pursuant to § 8-8-10, Ala.Code 1975, on the $31,907,638 of unpaid royalties and $26,255,150 of interest pursuant to § 9-17-33(d), from November 19, 2003, through January 31, 2008; [5] 4.”
Jefferson Cnty. Comm'n v. Edwards, 49 So. 3d 685 (Ala. 2010). “s it necessitate vacatur of the *694 order transferring the escrow fund to a special master charged with administering the fund, [5] we must reach the additional issues raised by the County dealing with those aspects of the order compelling the transfer of the escrowed funds as…”
Birmingham Pain Ctr., Inc. v. Cosgrove, 896 So. 2d 538 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004). “03 tendered to the trial court on October 24, 2002, equaled the total principal amount of the judgment and all interest due thereon as of that date pursuant to § 8-8-10, Ala.Code 1975, and that, subject to its retender of the $4,735.”
Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. Johnson, 725 So. 2d 934 (Ala. 1998). “SEE, Justice (concurring in part, concurring in the result in part, and dissenting in part). I concur with the majority's conclusion in Parts I and II that the accrual of interest on the entire amount of the judgment in this case began to run 30 days after the entry of the…”
Jones v. Regions Bank, 25 So. 3d 427 (Ala. 2009). “Section 8-8-10, Ala.Code 1975, provides: "Judgments for the payment of money, other than costs, if based upon a *439 contract action, bear interest from the day of the cause of action, at the same rate of interest as stated in said contract; all other judgments shall bear…”
Se. Enter., Inc. v. Byrd, 720 So. 2d 873 (Ala. 1998). “) See Ala.Code 1975, § 8-8-10 (providing a 12% rate on noncontract debts and a contract rate on contract debts).”
Travelers Indem. Co. of Connecticut v. Miller, 1100619 (Ala. 12-2-2011), 86 So. 3d 338 (Ala. 2011). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 8-8-10. . Smith filed for bankruptcy protection on July 12, 2006.”
Riley v. Pate, 3 So. 3d 835 (Ala. 2008). “Code 1975, and § 8-8-10, Ala.Code 1975. The company paid the judgment, and the officials were responsible for allocating the proceeds to the appropriate State funds.”
State ex rel. W.M.E. v. G.C., 73 So. 3d 593 (Ala. 2011). “Ala.Code 1975, § 8-8-10 (“all other judgments shall bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum”); State Dep’t of Human Res.”
E.B. Investments, L.L.C. v. Pavilion Dev., L.L.C., 212 So. 3d 149 (Ala. 2016). “Effective September 1, 2011, § 8-8-10, Ala.Code 1975, was amended to reduce the statutory rate of interest on money judgments from 12% per annum to 7.”
Ex Parte Fletcher, 849 So. 2d 900 (Ala. 2001). “Nevertheless, a trial court must not only give effect to the incorporation of § 8-8-10 according to the clear terms of § 15-18-78, but it must also adhere to the provisions of § 15-18-68 and Rule 26.”
Davis v. Blackstock, 159 So. 3d 708 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “3 The version of § 8-8-10, Ala. Code 1975, in effect in 2006 specified that interest on judgments be calculated at a rate of 12 percent.”
— Ala. Code § 8-8-10(1975) — 1 case
R.S. v. State ex rel. C.L.S., 73 So. 3d 1254 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
— Ala. Code § 8-8-10(a) — 4 cases
Drey v. Petersen, 266 So. 3d 1101 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018).
Drey v. Petersen, 266 So. 3d 1101 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018).
Alabama State Employees Credit Union v. Trevor Spencer (Ala. Civ. App. 2026).
M.A.E. v. L.L.D. (Appeal from Tuscaloosa Juv. Court: CS-97-5261.02). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024).
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