Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 40 > Article 20 > Part 3 - Retention of Records

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Probate: Proving a will
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1