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32-8-30
Section 32-8-30 Certificate required for certain motor vehicles and travel trailers; penalty.
(a) Except as provided in Section 32-8-31, every owner of a motor vehicle which is in this
state and which is required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of this state and
for which no certificate of title has been issued by the department, shall make application
to a designated agent as herein defined for a certificate of title to the vehicle. (b) In
the event that the owner's legal name, as recorded on the current certificate of title, has
changed, the owner shall make application for a corrected certificate of title to record the
current legal name of the owner. The application for certificate of title shall be made prior
to the renewal of the registration for the motor vehicle. (c) Any dealer, acting for himself
or herself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any vehicle required to be
titled under this chapter who does not comply with the provisions of this...
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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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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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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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32-8-31
Section 32-8-31 Exemptions. No certificate of title shall be issued under this chapter for
any of the following: (1) A vehicle owned by the United States or any agency thereof. (2)
A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved
on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer
solely for testing. (3) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by
law to be registered in this state. (4) A vehicle for which the Alabama license plate issuing
official has verified that both the current owner and operator is recorded as the owner and
operator on a currently effective certificate of title issued by another state and the certificate
of title is being held by a recorded lienholder. (5) A vehicle moved solely by animal power.
(6) An implement of husbandry. (7) Special mobile equipment. (8) A pole trailer. (9) A trailer,
semi-trailer, travel trailer, or moving collapsible and...
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40-12-264
Section 40-12-264 Time limit for purchase of tags or plates; dealer plates; manufacturer plates.
(a) Any person, including a motor vehicle dealer, acquiring a new or used motor vehicle may
be granted a grace period of 20 calendar days from date of acquisition to procure a license
tag or plate. (b) Notwithstanding Section 32-6-65, a new or used motor vehicle dealer who
has a current regulatory license required under this article and a dealer license as required
by Section 40-12-51 or Section 40-12-169 may purchase dealer license plates from the department
upon presentation of the current licenses and payment of the fee for a private passenger automobile
as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-12-242 and subsection (a) of
Section 40-12-273 per dealer plate. An additional two dollar ($2) issuance fee shall also
be collected by the department. A new or used motor vehicle dealer that has a current regulatory
license required under this article and a dealer license as...
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8-20-3
Section 8-20-3 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) COERCE. The failure to act in good faith in performing
or complying with any term or provision of the franchise or dealer agreement, except that
recommendation, persuasion, urging, or argument shall not be deemed to constitute a lack of
good faith. (2) DEALER AGREEMENT or FRANCHISE. The written contract between any new motor
vehicle manufacturer and any new motor vehicle dealer which purports to fix the legal rights
and liabilities of the parties to such agreement or contract, and pursuant to which the dealer
purchases and resells the franchise product or leases or rents the dealership premises. (3)
DISTRIBUTOR or WHOLESALER. A person, whether a resident or a nonresident, other than a manufacturer,
who sells or distributes motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers or who...
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45-21A-10.01
Section 45-21A-10.01 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Brantley, Alabama. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary
amount assessed by the City of Brantley pursuant to this article for an adjudication of civil
liability for a speeding violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction.
(3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is hereby created a non-criminal category of law called a civil
violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this article.
The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability
of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation
created hereby shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out
in Section 45-21A-10.04, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation
be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4)...
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45-37A-331.32
Section 45-37A-331.32 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Midfield, Alabama. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary
amount assessed by the City of Midfield pursuant to this act for an adjudication of civil
liability for a speeding violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction.
(3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is hereby created a non-criminal category of law called a civil
violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this subpart.
The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability
of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation
created hereby shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out
in Section 45-37A-331.35, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation
be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4)...
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40-12-398
Section 40-12-398 Bond prerequisite to issuance of license. Before any master dealer license
may be issued to a new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle rebuilder,
or motor vehicle wholesaler, the applicant shall deliver to the commissioner a good and sufficient
surety bond, executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporate surety company qualified
to do business in the state as surety, in the sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) or an amount as prescribed by the department. Such bond shall be in a form to be
approved by the commissioner, and shall be conditioned that the motor vehicle dealer, motor
vehicle rebuilder, or motor vehicle wholesaler shall comply with the conditions of any contract
made by such dealer in connection with the sale or exchange of any motor vehicle and shall
not violate any of the provisions of law relating to the conduct of the business for which
he or she is licensed. Such bond shall be payable to the...
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