Q: Alabama civil judgment not revised after 10 years can be collected
A:
Not quite right. First of all, the term you are looking for is 'revived,' not 'revised.' There are a couple of steps that you need to go through to understand this.
If a judgment debtor doesn't pay the judgment, the judgment creditor can take different steps to try to collect by seizing property of the debtor. These steps, collectively, are called 'executions.' This could be a garnishment, or a levy on real or personal property, etc.
If ten years have elapsed between the date of the judgment or the date of the last execution, then the law presumes that the judgment has been satisfied. But the presumption is not conclusive. If the creditor can prove that the judgment has not been satisfied, he or she can still collect on it. Alabama Code Section 6-9-191.
If TWENTY years have gone by since the judgment was entered or since the last execution was issued, then the judgment can no longer be collected. Alabama Code Section 6-9-190.
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