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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32-7-20
Section 32-7-20 Certificate of insurance as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the director the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle. (b) Proof of financial responsibility relating to a motor vehicle liability policy may be verified through the online insurance verification system of Chapter 7B and Chapter 7A. (c) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required...
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32-7-36
Section 32-7-36 Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state or any municipality therein; nor, except for Sections 32-7-5 and 32-7-28, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to the supervision and regulation of the Alabama Public Service Commission which have filed with such commission a bond or insurance policy, the liability under which is not less than that required of the operator of a motor vehicle under the terms of this chapter. Any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed and engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to be operated on the public highways shall only be required to furnish proof of financial ability to satisfy any judgment or judgments rendered against the person, firm, association, or corporation in his or her or its capacity as owner of the motor vehicles and shall not be required to furnish proof of its...
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32-7-22
Section 32-7-22 Motor vehicle liability policy defined; policy provisions. (a) A motor vehicle liability policy, as the term is used in this chapter, means an owner's or an operator's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in Section 32-7-20 or Section 32-7-21 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided in Section 32-7-21, by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of the person named in the policy as insured. (b) The owner's policy of liability insurance: (1) Shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles to be insured; and (2) Shall insure the person named in the policy and any other person, as insured, using any motor vehicle or motor vehicles designated in the policy with the express or implied permission of the named insured, against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of...
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32-7A-6
Section 32-7A-6 Evidence of insurance; insurance card. (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of Section 32-7A-4 shall carry within the vehicle evidence of insurance. The evidence shall be legible and sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle currently is covered by an Alabama liability insurance policy or an Alabama commercial automobile liability insurance policy as required under Section 32-7A-4 and may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) An insurance card, or temporary insurance card, provided by the insurer or an authorized representative under this section. (2) The combination of proof of purchase of the motor vehicle within the previous 20 calendar days and a current and valid insurance card issued for the motor vehicle replaced by such purchase. (3) The current declarations page of an Alabama liability insurance policy. (4) An Alabama liability insurance binder, or legible copy thereof, Alabama certificate of liability insurance,...
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32-7-31
Section 32-7-31 Duration of proof; when proof may be cancelled or returned. (a) The director shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the director shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the director shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events: (1) At any time after three years from the date such proof was required when, during the three-year period preceding the request, the director has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the person by or for whom such proof was furnished; or (2) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of such person to...
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40-12-391
Section 40-12-391 License - Generally. (a) No person shall be licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under Section 40-12-51, 40-12-62, or 40-12-169, nor shall any person engage in business as, serve in the capacity of, or act as a new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle rebuilder, or motor vehicle wholesaler in this state, without first obtaining a master dealer license as provided in this article and, if a new motor vehicle dealer or a used motor vehicle dealer, a state sales tax number. (b) No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, advertising, or negotiating the sale of new motor vehicles unless he or she holds a valid master dealer license as a new motor vehicle dealer in this state for the make or makes of new motor vehicles being bought, sold, exchanged, advertised, or negotiated or unless a bona fide employee or agent of the licensee. (c) No person, other than a motor vehicle dealer licensed under this article or a recorded...
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40-12-392
Section 40-12-392 License - Applications; inspection of records; restrictions on sales; liability insurance. (a) The application for a master dealer license shall be in such form and shall be subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the commissioner. An application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the applicant. If the applicant is a sole proprietorship, the application shall contain the name and residence of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall contain the names and residences of each partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall contain the names and residences of the officers and directors. If the applicant is a new motor vehicle dealer, or used motor vehicle dealer in this state, the application shall contain the state sales tax number assigned to the applicant. The application shall enumerate the number of new and used vehicles sold during the previous calendar year; describe the exact location of the place...
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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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32-7-21
Section 32-7-21 Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof. (a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the director a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate is registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this chapter, and the director shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified: (1) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and (2) The insurance carrier shall agree...
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