Title 40

The commissioner shall deposit the application fees collected under this article into the State Treasury, which shall be appropriated as follows: (1) A minimum of twenty-five dollars ($25) or 10 percent, whichever is greater, of the application fee shall be appropriated to the Ge…

(a) A person licensed under this article shall obtain a supplemental license for each additional place of business, in a manner as prescribed by the commissioner and upon payment of an additional application fee of five dollars ($5) for each additional location. The signage and o…

(a) The commissioner may, subject to the appeal provisions allowed in Chapter 2A of this Title 40, suspend or revoke any license issued for the willful and intentional failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions of this article or for the willful failure to maintain the…

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…

Every licensee under this article shall keep books and records in such form as may be approved by the commissioner, in which he shall record the purchase, sale or exchange, or receipt for the purpose of sale of every motor vehicle purchased or sold or held for sale by him, which …

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1978, No. 539, p. 597, §7; Act 2004-534, §1; Act 2014-158, p. 445, §2.)

(a) Beginning October 1, 2025, every off-road vehicle dealer, as defined in Section 32-8-2, shall be subject to the licensing provisions of this article. (b) The department may adopt rules to implement and administer this section. (Act 2024-190, §2.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLER AND PARTS RECYCLER. A person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing and dismantling, disassembling or repair…

No person, firm, or corporation in this state, unless licensed under this article by the Department of Revenue, shall engage in the business of an automotive dismantler and parts recycler as defined in Section 40-12-410. (Acts 1979, No. 79-756, p. 1342, §2.)

Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the business of an automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall apply in writing to the Department of Revenue on a form prescribed by the department, which form shall contain: (1) The name of the applicant. (2) The street…

Every application for a license as an automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall be accompanied by a state privilege license fee of $225 and any fee for issuing licenses as may be otherwise prescribed by law. (Acts 1979, No. 79-756, p. 1342, §4.)

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every person, firm, or corporation, before being licensed under this article, must show proof of responsibility by depositing with the Commissioner of Revenue a continuing bond in the amount prescribed in Section 40-12-398 with surety the…

Every privilege license issued to an automotive dismantler and parts recycler under this article shall be valid for one fiscal year of the State of Alabama, and shall be renewed on October 1 of each year. Thirty days of grace for obtaining such license shall be allowed without pe…

The Commissioner of Revenue, subject to the notice and appeal provisions set out in Chapter 2A of this Title 40, is authorized to refuse a license to any person, firm, or corporation who does not meet the requirements of this article; to cancel the license of any licensee for wil…

An automotive dismantler and parts recycler may, as an end result of the conduct of his principal business, accumulate hulks and parts and may scrap such hulks and parts without first obtaining a separate license as a scrap processor or as a junk dealer. A licensed automotive dis…

Every automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall keep a register of all purchases and sales of motor vehicles for five years from the date of purchase or sale, showing the make, model, year, body style, vehicle identification number, and the name and address of the purchaser …

An automotive dismantler and parts recycler, duly licensed under this article, shall have the authority to transfer the certificate of title to a motor vehicle as a dealer under subsection (a) of Section 32-8-45. (Acts 1979, No. 79-756, p. 1342, §9.)

(a) Sales at a salvage pool or a salvage disposal sale shall be open only to persons holding a current automotive dismantler and parts recycler license or their agents or employees as hereinafter defined. Such persons must have a separate buyer’s identification card to buy at a s…

Nothing in this article shall prohibit salvage dealers licensed in other states from buying at a salvage pool or salvage disposal sale, provided they qualify under the provisions of this article as a holder of a buyer’s identification card. (Acts 1979, No. 79-756, p. 1342, §13.)

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and impr…

The district attorney of any judicial circuit may seek injunctive relief in the circuit court to prohibit continued violations of this article by any person, firm, or corporation. (Acts 1979, No. 79-756, p. 1342, §15.)

As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLER AND PARTS RECYCLER. As defined in Section 40-12-410. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Revenue. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue. (4) MOTOR VEHICLE. As defined i…

(a) A person may not engage in the business of a motor vehicle wholesale auction unless the person is licensed under this article by the department. (b) A person desiring to engage in the business of a motor vehicle wholesale auction shall apply to the department on a form prescr…

(a) An application for a license as a motor vehicle wholesale auction shall be accompanied by a state privilege license fee equal to the fee levied under Section 40-12-392 and any additional fee for issuing licenses as may be otherwise prescribed by law. (b) A privilege license i…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), before being licensed under this article, a person shall demonstrate proof of responsibility by depositing with the commissioner a continuing surety bond in the amount prescribed under Section 40-12-398 from a company authorized to do bus…

(a) Subject to the appeal provisions allowed under Chapter 2A, the commissioner may suspend or revoke a license issued for the willful and intentional failure of the licensee to comply with this article. (b) A license may be revoked or a license application may be denied by the d…

A person who violates this article is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. In addition, the department may assess against the person a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). The penalty may be assessed against the bond as provided for in Section 40-12-398. (Act 2019-2…