Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-223

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.

The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under this division may be the fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the Director of Transportation to be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this division. Such acquisition may be by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation.