32-6-60
Section 32-6-60 Licensing, registration, etc., staggered - Implementation period. Effective
from and after October 1, 1980, the licensing, registration, and ad valorem taxation of motor
vehicles in compliance with the laws of the State of Alabama shall be on a staggered basis.
Provided, however, the actual distribution of the license plates described in Sections 32-6-63
and 32-6-64 shall begin from and after January 1, 1982. For the fiscal year 1981 the license
plates used for the previous five years as set out in Section 32-6-50, shall continue to be
used in the same manner as used in the past five years. An appropriate 1981 tab, disc, or
other device suitable for attaching to the motor vehicle tag or plate shall be issued upon
the payment of the annual license tax prescribed by law for the 1981 fiscal year. While the
actual issuance of license plates described in Sections 32-6-63 and 32-6-64, on a staggered
basis shall not begin until January 1, 1982, the licensing, registration, and...
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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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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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40-12-258
Section 40-12-258 Reregistration of certain stored motor vehicles; placement of license tags.
(a) Except for vehicles provided for in subsections (b) and (c), an individual reregistering
a motor vehicle that has been stored in this state and not used or operated on the public
highways of this state shall pay the annual license taxes and registration fees on the vehicle.
The license taxes and registration fees associated with the reregistering of motor vehicles
shall not be prorated. (b) The owners of motor vehicles commonly known as self-propelled campers
or house cars, when stored in this state and not used or operated on the public highways of
this state, upon reregistering, shall pay license taxes and registration fees on a monthly
prorated basis. (c) The owners of farm trucks and farm truck tractors and vintage vehicles,
without regard to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 40-12-290, when stored in this
state and not used or operated on the public highways of this state,...
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40-12-248
Section 40-12-248 License taxes and registration fees - Trucks or truck tractors - Generally.
(a) For each truck or truck tractor using the public highways of this state, annual license
taxes and registration fees based on the gross vehicle weight in pounds are imposed and shall
be charged. For the purposes of this section, the term "gross vehicle weight" shall
mean the empty weight of the truck or truck tractor plus the heaviest load to be carried and,
in the case of combinations, shall be deemed to include also the empty weight of the heaviest
trailer with which the power unit shall be placed in combination, plus the heaviest load to
be carried. No tolerance or margin of error shall be allowable under this section, except
as provided in subsection (b). (b) For each truck or truck tractor using the public highways
of this state, the annual license taxes and registration fees herein imposed (i) shall consist
of the base amount applicable to the truck or truck tractor under the schedule...
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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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40-12-246.1
Section 40-12-246.1 License tax and registration fees - Exemption for motor bus passenger carrier
vehicles; special license. (a) Any motor bus passenger carrier vehicle owned or otherwise
operated by a common carrier of passengers authorized to operate in this state by the Public
Service Commission pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 37, is expressly exempt from the payment
of any state, county, municipal, or other local ad valorem tax provided such vehicle is in
compliance with subsection (b). Such exemption shall only apply to those common carriers of
passengers that are both based in and have principal operating facilities located within Alabama.
(b) In lieu of the payment of any state, county, municipal, or other local ad valorem tax
and in addition to any other business or occupational licenses required for operation by the
laws of this state, any business, person, or persons operating as a common carrier of passengers
that is authorized to operate in this state by the Public Service...
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31-2-12
Section 31-2-12 Exemption from motor vehicle license tax, etc.; distinctive National Guard
license plates. (a) There shall be exempt from the operation of the privilege or license tax
and registration fee now or hereafter to be levied on automobiles and motor vehicles by the
State of Alabama, one passenger vehicle owned by any active member of the Alabama National
Guard or the Alabama State Guard when organized in lieu of the National Guard. Each active
member of the National Guard shall be entitled to an exemption for only one vehicle. The exemption
shall be claimed upon presentation of proper identification on forms prescribed by the Adjutant
General. Active members of the National Guard may obtain additional license plates for other
passenger vehicles which they own by paying the regular privilege or license tax provided
by law. (b) There shall be exempt from the operation of the privilege or license tax and registration
fee now or hereafter to be levied on automobiles and motor...
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40-12-253
Section 40-12-253 Ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles. (a) Effective January 1, 2000, ad
valorem taxes on motor vehicles shall be assessed and the tax collected forward on a current
basis to coincide with the collection of motor vehicle license taxes and registration fees.
(1) Ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles shall become due and payable on the first day of the
registration renewal month of the owner, the date the motor vehicle enters the State of Alabama,
the date the motor vehicle is removed from the inventory of a dealer, or the date on which
the motor vehicle is otherwise determined to be taxable, whichever comes first. Ad valorem
taxes on motor vehicles shall become delinquent on the first day of the month following the
registration renewal month for the owner or as otherwise provided by law. (2) Ad valorem tax
on motor vehicles shall be collected through the last day of the month which precedes the
assigned registration renewal month for the owner as provided in Section...
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40-12-243
Section 40-12-243 License taxes and registration fees - Exemption of private passenger vehicles
of foreign consuls; special plates for such vehicles. (a) Duly constituted and appointed consuls
and honorary consuls of foreign countries who are officially stationed in Alabama may, upon
application to the state Department of Revenue supported by proper proof of their said office,
and subject otherwise to the provisions hereof, be issued annually a set of distinctive motor
vehicle license plates or tags identifying such consuls, to be used on private passenger vehicles
in lieu of the standard license plates required on such vehicles. The license plates in this
connection shall be substantially in the following form: "Consular Corps, No. _____ Alabama
2___" (b) Each such set of plates shall contain a serial number designated by the state
Department of Revenue, and the state Department of Revenue shall keep a record of each such
set of plates issued by it, together with the serial number and...
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