Title 40

This section was amended and renumbered as §40-17-304 by Act 2008-275, p. 402, §6, effective August 6, 2008. (Acts 1957, No. 743, p. 1173, §5; Acts 1959, No. 416, p. 1104, §3; Acts 1969, No. 1155, p. 2160.)

This section was amended and renumbered as §40-17-305 by Act 2008-275, p. 402, §6, effective August 6, 2008. (Acts 1957, No. 743, p. 1173, §6.)

This section was amended and renumbered as §40-17-306 by Act 2008-275, p. 402, §6, effective August 6, 2008. (Acts 1957, No. 743, p. 1173, §7.)

This section was amended and renumbered as §40-17-307 by Act 2008-275, p. 402, §6, effective August 6, 2008. (Acts 1957, No. 743, p. 1173, §7(a).)

This section was amended and renumbered as §40-17-308 by Act 2008-275, p. 402, §6, effective August 6, 2008. (Acts 1957, No. 743, p. 1173, §8.)

For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) MOTOR VEHICLE. Any passenger vehicle that has seats for more than nine passengers in addition to the driver, or any road tractor, or any tractor truck, or any t…

Every motor carrier shall pay an excise tax upon motor fuels used in its operations within this state at the same rate per gallon as shall be currently in effect for the classifications of fuels so used under applicable statutes levying the gasoline tax and diesel fuel tax, as su…

(a) Every motor carrier subject to the tax hereby imposed shall be entitled to a credit on such tax equivalent to the rate per gallon of the applicable Alabama tax on motor fuel which is currently in effect on all motor fuel purchased by such motor carrier within this state for u…

Any person who willfully and knowingly makes a false statement orally or in writing or in the form of a receipt for the sale of motor fuel, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain or to assist any other person, partnership or corporation to obtain or attempt to obtai…

The tax hereby imposed shall be paid by each motor carrier quarterly to the commissioner on or before the last day of April, July, October, and January of each year and calculated upon the amount of motor fuel used in its operations within this state by each such motor carrier du…

The proceeds of the tax hereby imposed shall be disbursed as follows: That portion thereof that is attributable to the use of motor fuel subject to the gasoline tax shall be disbursed in the manner provided by law for the disbursement of the proceeds of the gasoline tax; and that…

The amount of motor fuel used in the operations of any motor carrier within this state shall be such proportion of the total amount of such motor fuel used in its entire operations within and without this state as the total number of miles traveled within this state bears to the …

Every motor carrier subject to the tax imposed by this article shall, on or before the last day of April, July, October, and January of every year, make to the commissioner such reports of its operations during the quarter ending the last day of the preceding month as the commiss…

(a) The commissioner shall provide by regulation for the issuance of an annual identification marker for every Alabama IFTA-based carriers’ qualified vehicles and the qualified vehicles from non-IFTA-member jurisdictions, as defined in Article 9 of Chapter 17 of this title, for a…

The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt, promulgate, and enforce reasonable rules and regulations as herein before provided for and such other reasonable rules and regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article, not in conflict…

Nothing in this article shall apply to any motor vehicle owned and operated by any department, board, bureau, commission, or taxing area or other agency of the federal government or of the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof, nor shall the provisions of this art…

The taxes imposed on motor carriers by this article are in addition to any taxes of whatever character imposed on such motor carriers by any other provision of law. (Acts 1961, No. 674, p. 925, §15.)

Failure to comply with any provisions of this article, including failure to pay the tax, to file the required reports, to keep the required books and records or to comply with any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner of Revenue pursuant to the provisions of this article …

(a) In lieu of an excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas used to propel motor vehicles over the highways of this state, there is hereby levied an annual flat fee on the following classes of vehicles which require a motor vehicle license using liquefied petroleum gas as fuel. For a…

(a) Every person owning and/or operating such vehicles shall make application for and obtain an annual decal from the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board which shall serve as an identification marker that the flat fee has been paid. Each decal issued by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Boar…

Every person required to make application for and receive a decal under this chapter shall at the time of making said application remit to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board the total amount of the flat fee due plus the cost of the decal issued. The proceeds of the flat fee shall …

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1980, No. 80-739, p. 1503, §4.)

Any person who fails to obtain a current decal within 30 days of the date the decal is required as provided in this chapter, shall be liable for a penalty of 20 percent of the fee in addition to the fee. The penalty shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the fla…

If an out-of-state vehicle comes to a propane dealer or supplier in the State of Alabama to purchase fuel, the dealer must collect in lieu of any fees levied by this chapter an amount equal to the current Alabama motor fuel tax in effect as prescribed by subdivision (a)(2) of Sec…

Any vehicles of the classes described in Section 40-17-160 owned by the state, county, or any incorporated municipality or agency, or instrumentality thereof, or any vehicle not requiring a license plate or motor vehicle license, including but not limited to forklift trucks and a…

(a) The Legislature of Alabama makes the following findings and statements: (1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to reserve and protect our national security. (2) Reliable and affordable energy is of great importance to all sectors of Alabama’s economy.…

The Legislature declares that the intent of this article is to establish an efficient, standardized motor fuel tax collection and enforcement system for the collection of the excise tax on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. (Act 2017-229, §2.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue. (2) COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS or CNG. Natural gas compressed to a pressure at or above 200-248 bar (i.e., 2900-3600 pounds per sq…

(a) A licensed public seller of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas or the licensed fleet producer of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas may deduct the number of gallons of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas sold or disbursed to the following…

(a) Each licensed public seller or licensed fleet producer shall file the monthly return required herein, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, on or before the 20th day of each calendar month for the preceding month. (b) The tax levied by this article shall be paid to the …

(a) Each return required to be filed under this article shall be on forms and by means prescribed by the commissioner and furnished by the department and shall contain any information the department considers necessary for the enforcement of this article. (b) The report must cont…

All tax payments due to this state that are received by a licensed public seller or a licensed fleet producer shall be held by the licensed public seller or the licensed fleet producer as trustee in trust for this state, and the licensed public seller or licensed fleet producer h…

Each person required to be licensed under this article shall keep and maintain records of all purchases of natural gas, all sales or disbursement records, and other pertinent records and papers required by the department for the reasonable administration of this article for a per…

All excise taxes and fees collected under this article, less refunds and administrative fees for costs of collection, shall be paid into the State Treasury and distributed in accordance with Section 40-17-361(a). (Act 2017-229, §2.)

(a) Each person who engages in any business activity for which a license is required by this article without having first obtained and subsequently retained a valid license shall be subject to the following civil penalties: (1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violati…

(a) Any person who willfully does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, but shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000): (1) Fails to obtain a license as required by this article prior to enga…

There is appropriated from the Road and Bridge Fund to the Department of Revenue, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, the department’s actual cost to implement and administer this article. Every year thereafter as a first charge against the revenues collected under thi…

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to effectuate the reporting, collection, administration, and enforcement of the taxes imposed under this article. The commissioner shall prescribe the forms or format for reporting the information required in this article. (Act 2017-229,…

(a) There is hereby levied a reduced rate excise tax on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in an amount of $.08 per GGE or DGE effective October 1, 2018. Effective October 1, 2023, the reduced rate excise tax on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied…

Each application for a license under this article must be made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner and furnished by the department. (Act 2017-229, §2.)

Each person engaged in business in this state as a public seller of CNG/LNG or a fleet producer of CNG/LNG shall first obtain a public seller of CNG/LNG or a fleet producer of CNG/LNG license. The application fee for a public seller of CNG/LNG or a fleet producer of CNG/LNG licen…

(a) Upon approval of the application by the department, the applicant must file with the department a surety bond. The bond amount for an applicant for a license as a public seller of CNG/LNG or a fleet producer of CNG/LNG shall be a minimum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,0…

(a) The department may refuse to issue a license under this article if the applicant or a principal of the applicant has done any of the following: (1) Had a compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas license or registration issued by this state or another state cancelled fo…

Upon approval of the required bond, the department shall issue the license to the applicant. The license is not transferable and remains in effect until surrendered or cancelled. (Act 2017-229, §2.)

(a) A licensee who discontinues in its entirety the business for which a license was authorized by this article shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days prior to the time the discontinuance, sale, or transfer takes effect and shall surrender the license to the depa…

(a) In accordance with Chapter 2A, the department may cancel any license required under this article, upon written notice sent to the licensee’s last known address as it appears in the department’s files, for any of the following reasons: (1) Filing by the licensee of a false rep…