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Statutes > Alabama > Title35 > Chapter12 > 35-12-1Section 35-12-1
When finder becomes depositary.
One who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it; but if he does so he is thenceforward a depositary for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depositary for hire.
(Code 1923, §7992; Code 1940, T. 47, §155.)