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8-20A-1
Section 8-20A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings as indicated: (1) CONSUMER. The purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of
a new or previously untitled motor vehicle used in substantial part for personal, family,
or household purposes, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce
the obligations of the warranty. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle intended primarily for use
and operation on the public highways which is self-propelled; provided, however, that the
term "motor vehicle" shall not apply to motor homes or to any motor vehicle having
a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or more. (3) MANUFACTURER.
The person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, importing and/or
distributing motor vehicles to be made available to a motor vehicle dealer for retail sale.
(4) MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER or AUTHORIZED DEALER. The person, firm, or corporation...
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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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37-2-1
Section 37-2-1 "Transportation company" defined. The term "transportation company"
shall mean and include every person not engaged solely in interstate commerce or business
that now or may hereafter own, operate, lease, manage or control, as common carriers or for
hire: Any railroad or part of a railroad in this state or any cars or other equipment used
thereon, or bridges, terminals or sidetracks used in connection therewith, whether owned by
such railroad or otherwise; any express companies; any car companies; any sleeping car companies;
any steamboat or steam packet company or common carrier for hire by water regardless of the
propelling power used; any railroad depot or terminal station; any telegraph line; any telephone
line; any pipeline for the transportation of oil or other commodity, whether the transportation
is by pipeline or partly by pipeline and partly by rail, truck or water. This term shall also
mean and include two or more transportation companies rendering joint...
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40-12-174
Section 40-12-174 Transient vendors and peddlers. (a) Each person travelling on an animal or
using a vehicle other than a motor vehicle, doing business as a transient vendor or peddler
as defined in this section, displaying, selling or offering to sell any goods, wares, or merchandise,
other than to a merchant for resale, shall pay a privilege license tax to the State of Alabama
of $15 and $5 for the county in each county in which such transient vendor or peddler does
business for each vehicle. (b) Each itinerant vendor or peddler of merchandise, other than
tobacco products, medicines or household remedies or liquified petroleum products, but including
persons, firms, corporations, partnerships, or cooperatives whose principal business is selling
and distributing milk and dairy products, who operates on foot or uses a vehicle solely for
the purpose of transporting merchandise from house to house or place to place but who does
not use such vehicle for the display of merchandise or as a...
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41-27-60
Section 41-27-60 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE.
A vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public roads and highways which
is self-propelled. (3) NONCONSENSUAL TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery of a commercial
vehicle by a towing and recovery service without the prior consent or authorization of the
owner or operator of the vehicle. (4) TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery from private
property or from a storage facility of a person's commercial motor vehicle, the moving or
removing of an unclaimed motor vehicle, as defined in Section 32-8-84, or the immobilization
of or preparation for moving or removing of the commercial motor vehicle, for which a fee
is charged, either directly or indirectly. (5) TOWING AND RECOVERY SERVICE. An individual
or business entity that provides towing and recovery services at the...
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32-6-210
Section 32-6-210 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the terms "dealer,"
"department," "designated agent," "motor vehicle," and "owner"
shall have the meanings as defined in Section 32-8-2. (Acts 1979, No. 79-817, p. 1516, ยง1.)...
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40-12-260
Section 40-12-260 Transfer of license plates; registration procedures; receipts; penalty. (a)
Effective January 1, 1998, license plates, except for license plates issued under the provisions
of Section 40-12-290, et seq., or any subsequent enactment which authorizes special license
plates based on vehicle age, shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners and the
following registration procedures shall apply: (1) When a current and valid Alabama motor
vehicle license plate has been obtained for the current tax year for use on a motor vehicle
and the vehicle has been sold or otherwise transferred to a new owner, the license plate shall
be removed from the vehicle and retained by the original plate owner. (2) In the event an
owner purchases, trades, exchanges, or otherwise acquires another vehicle of the same license
registration classification, the licensing official shall authorize the transfer of the current
and valid Alabama license plate previously obtained by the owner to...
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45-45-201.07
Section 45-45-201.07 Payment of tax required for issuance of license. To prevent motor vehicles,
as defined by Section 40-12-240, from escaping taxation and to provide for the more efficient
assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no license shall be issued to operate a motor
vehicle on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the director
of the department as provided under this part, until the ad valorem tax on such vehicle shall
have been paid in the county for the preceding year, as evidenced by a receipt of the director
of the department where the owner of the vehicle resides, if the vehicle is owned by an individual;
and if the vehicle is owned by a firm, corporation, or association, then as evidenced by the
receipt of the director of the department in the county in which the motor vehicle is used
or operated; provided, that this section shall not apply to motor vehicles owned by dealers,
the state, counties, and municipalities. Every person,...
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32-5-222
Section 32-5-222 Requirements for child passenger restraints. (a) Every person transporting
a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall
provide for the protection of the child by properly using an aftermarket or integrated child
passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and the
requirements of subsection (b). This section shall not be interpreted to release in part or
in whole the responsibility of an automobile manufacturer to insure the safety of children
to a level at least equivalent to existing federal safety standards for adults. In no event
shall failure to wear a child passenger restraint system be considered as contributory negligence.
The term "motor vehicle" as used in this section shall include a passenger car,
pickup truck, van (seating capacity of 10 or less), minivan, or sports utility vehicle. (b)
The size appropriate restraint system required for a child in subsection (a) must...
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32-5A-191.4
Section 32-5A-191.4 Ignition interlock devices. (a) As used in Section 32-5A-191, the term,
"ignition interlock device" means a constant monitoring device that prevents a motor
vehicle from being started at any time without first determining the equivalent blood alcohol
level of the operator through the taking of a breath sample for testing. The system shall
be calibrated so that the motor vehicle may not be started if the blood alcohol level of the
operator, as measured by the test, reaches a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02. (b)
The ignition interlock device shall be installed, calibrated, and monitored directly by trained
technicians who shall train the offender for whom the device is being installed in the proper
use of the device. The use of a mail in or remote calibration system where the technician
is not in the immediate proximity of the vehicle being calibrated is prohibited. The Department
of Forensic Sciences shall promulgate rules for punishment and appeal for...
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