32-6-18
Section 32-6-18 Penalties - Violations in general; disposition of funds. (a) Any person of whom a driver's license is required, who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state without first having complied with this article or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), to be fixed in the discretion of the judge trying the case. In addition to all fines, fees, costs, and punishments prescribed by law, there shall be imposed or assessed an additional penalty of fifty dollars ($50). This additional penalty of fifty dollars ($50) imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be assessed in all criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings in municipal, district, and circuit courts, including, but not limited to, final bond forfeitures, municipal ordinance violations wherein the defendant is adjudged guilty or pleads guilty,...
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32-7-19
Section 32-7-19 Alternate methods of giving proof; registration of motor vehicle of person required to give proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing: (1) A certificate of insurance as provided in Section 32-7-20 or Section 32-7-21; or (2) A bond as provided in Section 32-7-26; or (3) A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section 32-7-27; or (4) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in Section 32-7-34, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to the self-insurer. (b) Proof of financial responsibility relating to a motor vehicle...
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32-7-9
Section 32-7-9 Application to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered motor vehicles and accidents in other states. (a) In case the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration or is a nonresident, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he or she has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he or she had held a license and registration. (b) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to Section 32-7-6 or Section 32-7-8, the director shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (c) of this section. (c) Upon receipt of such certification...
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32-7A-8
Section 32-7A-8 Suspension of registration - Notice. When the department determines that an owner has registered or maintained the registration of a motor vehicle without a liability insurance policy or a commercial automobile liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 32-7A-4, the department, following the expiration of the 30-day period from the date of the notice provided under Section 32-7A-11, shall notify the owner that such owner's vehicle registration has been suspended. The notice shall be in writing and shall be mailed by the U.S. Postal Service, to the registrant's last known address as reflected on the department's motor vehicle registration records. The notice shall set forth the appeal rights available to the registered owner pursuant to Chapter 2A of Title 40. (Act 2000-554, p. 1005, §1; Act 2011-688, p. 2076, §2; Act 2019-446, §1.)...
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45-20-83.53
Section 45-20-83.53 Notice of refusal; retrieval and voiding of license; records. (a) In Covington County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license, boat license, driver's license, privilege license, or conservation license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, or his or her designee, shall notify the maker or drawer of the negotiable instrument, in writing, that payment of the negotiable instrument was refused by the drawee and that if the maker or drawer does not pay the holder thereof the amount due thereon, within 10 days of the mailing of the notice to the maker or drawer, then the motor vehicle license shall be subject to being retrieved or voided by the judge of probate without further notice. Written notice by regular mail to the address printed on the instrument or given by the maker or drawer at the time of issuance shall be conclusively deemed sufficient and equivalent to notice having been...
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32-12A-3
Section 32-12A-3 Application for registration; fees; registered agents. (a) An application for registration or continued registration shall be made to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or an authorized agent of the agency in a form prescribed by the secretary. The form shall state the name and address of every owner of the vehicle. (b) A person who purchases an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway vehicle from a retail dealer shall make application for registration to the dealer at the point of sale. The dealer shall submit the completed registration application and fees to the secretary at least once each month. The dealer may deduct a fee of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) for each registration. (c) Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee, the secretary or agent shall issue to the applicant or provide to the dealer an assigned registration sticker. Once issued, the registration sticker shall be affixed to the vehicle in a manner...
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32-5A-330
Section 32-5A-330 Definitions; applicability; violations. (a) As used in this section, the following terms are defined: (1) OPEN CONTAINER. A container which is other than in the manufacturer's sealed condition. (2) PUBLIC HIGHWAY or RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The entire width between and immediately adjacent to the boundary lines of any public road, street, highway, interstate, or other publicly maintained way when any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of motor vehicle travel. (b) It is unlawful for a person to have in his or her possession alcoholic beverages in an open container in the passenger area of a motor vehicle of any kind on a public highway or right-of-way of a public highway of this state. (c) This section shall not apply to: (1) A passenger of a motor vehicle designed, maintained, or primarily used for the transportation of persons for compensation and the driver holds a valid commercial driver's license. (2) A passenger of a bus for which the...
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32-6-61
Section 32-6-61 Licensing, registration, etc., staggered - Registration month; expiration and renewal; proration; reregistration of vehicles. The staggered system for the licensing, registration, and taxation of motor vehicles shall be implemented thusly: The first letter of an individual's last name shall determine the month in which a vehicle owner shall register his or her vehicle(s), as indicated below: January .... A, D February .... B March .... C, E April .... F, G, N May .... H, O June .... M, I July .... P, L August .... J, K, R September .... Q, S, T October .... U, V, W, X, Y, Z, trucks, commercial and fleet vehicles November .... Trucks, commercial and fleet vehicles After the conversion period all owners of private passenger vehicles and pickup trucks of 12,000 pounds and under shall continue to register their vehicles during the month assigned to the first initial of their last name. All license plates issued on a staggered registration basis shall expire on the last day...
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32-7-32
Section 32-7-32 Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited. If an owner's registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which such registration was issued registered in any other name until the director is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall in anywise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this section. (Acts 1951, No. 704, p. 1224, §30.)...
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32-7A-11
Section 32-7A-11 Online insurance verification system - Notification upon inability to verify existing insurance; proof of coverage; penalties. (a)(1) When the department is unable to verify that liability insurance coverage exists for a motor vehicle registered or required to be registered in this state, the department shall send the registrant notice via U.S. mail at the last known address as reflected on the department's motor vehicle registration records. The notice shall require that the registrant, within 30 calendar days of the date of the notice, provide evidence of continuous liability insurance coverage for the vehicle for the period specified by the department. The registration will be suspended unless either: a. The registrant responds within the required time frame and the response establishes that the registrant has not had a lapse in liability insurance coverage. The department shall then indicate in its records that the insured is in compliance with this chapter. b. The...
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