32-8-84
Section 32-8-84 Unclaimed motor vehicles; suspension of registration of stolen or converted
vehicles. (a) The following shall be considered an unclaimed motor vehicle: (1) A motor vehicle
left unattended on a public road or highway for more than 48 hours. (2) A motor vehicle, not
left on private property for repairs, that has remained on private or other public property
for a period of more than 48 hours without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
(3) A motor vehicle, left on private property for repairs, that has not been reclaimed within
48 hours from the latter of either the date the repairs were completed or the agreed upon
redemption date. (b) A person, as defined in Section 40-12-240, in possession of an
unclaimed motor vehicle shall report the motor vehicle as unclaimed to the Department of Revenue
within five calendar days from the date the motor vehicle first was considered unclaimed.
The report shall be made in a manner as prescribed by the department. (c)(1)...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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32-13-3
Section 32-13-3 Authority to sell; notice; bill of sale; records; voiding of sale; title.
(a) A person, as defined in Section 40-12-240, in possession of a motor vehicle that
is considered an abandoned motor vehicle may sell the motor vehicle at a public auction. (b)(1)
Notice of the date, time, and place of the sale and a description of the motor vehicle to
be sold, including the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number, shall be given
by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county in which the sale is to be held, provided the vehicle is currently registered
in the county. In counties in which no newspaper is published, notice shall be given by posting
such notice in a conspicuous place at the courthouse. The first publication or posting, as
the case may be, shall be at least 30 days before the date of sale. A person selling a motor
vehicle at public auction under subsection (a) shall give notice of the public...
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32-8-68
Section 32-8-68 Recording and releasing security interests by electronic means. Notwithstanding
any requirement in this chapter that a lien on a motor vehicle shall be noted on the face
of the certificate of title, if there is one lien or more liens or encumbrances on the motor
vehicle, the department may electronically transmit the lien to the first lienholder and notify
the first lienholder of any additional liens. Subsequent lien satisfactions may be electronically
transmitted to the department and shall include the name and address of the person satisfying
the lien. If liens and lien releases are processed electronically and the last lien is satisfied,
a title will be issued to the owner of the vehicle in a manner prescribed by the department.
When a vehicle is subject to an electronic lien, the certificate of title for the vehicle
shall be considered to be physically held by the lienholder for purposes of compliance with
state or federal odometer disclosure requirements. A duly...
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32-13-1
Section 32-13-1 Abandoned motor vehicle defined; posted notice. For the purposes of
this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE.
A motor vehicle as defined in Section 32-8-2, that has been unclaimed as provided in
Section 32-8-84 for not less than 30 calendar days from the date the notice was sent
to the owner and lienholder of record, or if no owner or lienholder of record could be determined,
has been unclaimed for not less than 30 calendar days. The term "abandoned motor vehicle"
also includes any attached aftermarket equipment installed on the motor vehicle that replaced
factory installed equipment. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue. (Acts 1971, No. 1154,
p. 1999, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-758, p. 1534, §1; Act 98-609, p. 1339, §1; Act 2003-402,
p. 1170, §1; Act 2012-227, p. 418, §1; Act 2015-470, §1.)...
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32-8-45
Section 32-8-45 Transfer of ownership - To or from dealer; records. (a) If a dealer
buys a vehicle and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner
or the lienholder within 15 days after delivery to him of the vehicle, he need not send the
certificate to the department but, upon transferring the vehicle to another person other than
by the creation of a security interest, shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty
of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder
holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of
his security agreement, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the department
prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate to a designated agent with the transferee's
application for a new certificate. (b) Every dealer shall maintain for five years a record
in the form the department prescribes of every vehicle bought, sold or exchanged by...
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45-37A-42.02
Section 45-37A-42.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Bessemer, Alabama. (2) CIVIL VIOLATION. A violation
of the provisions of the ordinance authorized by this part, the penalty for which violation
shall be the payment of a fine, the enforcement of which will not be otherwise permissible.
(3) FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the City of Bessemer pursuant to the ordinance authorized
by this part for a determination of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, stop sign
violation, or speeding violation, which may include administrative hearing costs associated
with the infraction. (4) OWNER. The owner or owner of record of a motor vehicle as shown on
the motor vehicle registration and title records of the Alabama Department of Revenue or the
analogous department or agency of another state or nation. The term shall not include motor
vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner...
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32-8-2
Section 32-8-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) CURRENT ADDRESS. A new address different from the
address shown on the application or on the certificate of title. The owner, within 30 days
after the address is changed from that shown on the application or on the certificate of title,
shall notify the department of the change of address in the manner prescribed by the department.
(2) DEALER. A person licensed as an automobile or motor vehicle dealer, or travel trailer
dealer and engaged regularly in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles,
trailers, semitrailers, trucks, tractors or other character of commercial or industrial motor
vehicles, or travel trailers in this state, and having in this state an established place
of business. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of this state. (4)...
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32-8-35
Section 32-8-35 Application for first certificate. (a) The application for the first
certificate of title of a vehicle in this state shall be made by the owner to a designated
agent, on the form the department prescribes, and shall contain all of the following: (1)
The current legal name, current residence, and current mailing address of the owner. (2) A
description of the vehicle including the following data: Year, make, model, vehicle identification
number, type of body, the number of cylinders, color, and whether new or used. (3) The date
of purchase by applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired,
and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates
of their security agreements. (4) Other information that the department may require. (b) If
the application is for a vehicle purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name and address
of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the...
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32-8-46
Section 32-8-46 Transfer of ownership - By operation of law. (a)(1) If the interest
of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee
shall, except as hereinafter provided in subsection (b), promptly mail or deliver to a designated
agent the last certificate of title, if available, and proof of the transfer, together with
his or her application for a new certificate in the form the department prescribes. (2) Except
as provided in subdivision (3), a person or entity initiating an involuntary transfer by operation
of law in this state shall give notice of the action to the department at least 35 calendar
days prior to the date of the transfer. The notice shall be in a manner as prescribed by the
department and shall include all of the following: a. The contact information for the person
or entity filing the notice. b. The motor vehicle's identification number, year, make, and
model. c. The date, time, and location of the involuntary transfer by...
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