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Ala. Code § 32-6-194 Transfer of Tags or Plates
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The distinctive license plates or tags issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plates sells, trades, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the motor vehicle, the plates …
Ala. Code § 32-6-195 Return of Plates Upon Termination of Membership
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Upon termination of membership with the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, an applicant to whom a distinctive license plate was issued under Section 32-6-192 shall, within 30 days, return the plate to the judge of probate or the license commissioner of the count…
Ala. Code § 32-6-196 Replacement Plates
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If a distinctive license plate deteriorates to the point where inscriptions thereon are not discernible, the owner or lessee may obtain a replacement plate free of charge. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-695, p. 1335, §5.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-2 Persons Exempt from Securing License
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The following persons when driving a motor vehicle under the following conditions are exempt from a license hereunder: (1) Any person in the service of the federal government while driving an official motor vehicle in such service; (2) Any person while driving any road machine, f…
Ala. Code § 32-6-20 Standards and Requirements for Equipment, Etc.; Contracts for Lease or Purchase of Equipment
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After making such studies and examinations as may be necessary, the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall prescribe in writing the standards and requirements for the equipment and processes to be used to implement this article, and shall cause the State Purchasing Age…
Ala. Code § 32-6-21 Examination Fee
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(a) Every applicant for an original driver license, temporary instruction and learner permit, and motor driven cycle operator license, shall pay an examination fee of five dollars ($5) to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency upon applying to the officer, state trooper, or dul…
Ala. Code § 32-6-210 Definitions
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For purposes of this division, the terms used shall have the meanings as defined in Section 32-8-2. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-817, p. 1516, §1; Act 2021-426, §1.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-211 Issuance of Temporary License Tag and Registration Certificate
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Each designated agent shall, upon proper application, issue to the owner of a motor vehicle which is to be permanently licensed in some state other than Alabama a temporary license tag to be affixed to such motor vehicle and a temporary registration certificate. Each dealer who i…
Ala. Code § 32-6-212 Issuance by Certain Manufacturers, Dealers, Etc.; Bond or Balance Sheet in Lieu Thereof
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(a) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle, mobile home, trailer coach, travel trailer, house trailer, semitrailer or trailer, including a utility trailer, manufactured on a chassis or undercarriage as an integral part thereof drawn by a self-propelled vehicle who has a manufacturing,…
Ala. Code § 32-6-213 Probate Judge or County Official May Issue Temporary Tags and Certificates
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Each judge of probate of this state or other county official in this state authorized and required by law to issue motor vehicle license tags shall have the authority, upon proper request, to issue a temporary license tag and a temporary registration certificate to the owner of a…
Ala. Code § 32-6-214 Valid 20 Days; Renewed, Successive Tags
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Each temporary license tag and temporary registration certificate issued hereunder shall be valid for 20 days from the date of issuance and shall be used only on the vehicle for which issued. No temporary license tag shall be renewed nor shall successive temporary license tags be…
Ala. Code § 32-6-215 Fees
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The fee for issuance of each temporary license tag shall be two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) which shall be collected by the designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter qualifying under Section 32-6-212. From each fee collected, the designated agent, manufactu…
Ala. Code § 32-6-216 Content of License; Copies of Certificate
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Every designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter qualifying under Section 32-6-212 issuing a temporary license tag shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary license tag the date of issuance and expiration, the make and vehicle identification num…
Ala. Code § 32-6-217 Record of Tags and Certificates; Inspection
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Every designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter qualifying under Section 32-6-212 shall maintain for one year a record of all temporary license tags and temporary registration certificates issued by him or her and shall maintain any other information pertaining to th…
Ala. Code § 32-6-218 Department to Design and Supply Tags, Certificates, Etc.; Investigations; Rulemaking Authority; Revocation of
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Authority. The department shall prescribe the design and material of the temporary license tags, temporary registration certificates, application forms, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this division and shall furnish a supply of the materials to designated …
Ala. Code § 32-6-219 False Statements, Operating with Expired Tag, Unlawful; Penalty
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It shall be unlawful for any owner to make any false statement in making application for issuance of a temporary license tag and temporary registration certificate, or for any designated agent, manufacturer, dealer, or transporter qualifying under Section 32-6- 212 to issue a tem…
Ala. Code § 32-6-230 Definitions
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For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings as provided in this section: (1) INDIVIDUAL WITH A LONG-TERM DISABILITY. Any person with a long-term disability which limits or impairs the ability of the person to walk, and the person meets any…
Ala. Code § 32-6-231 Distinctive Special Access or Disability Access Windshield Placard. (Amended by Act 2026-498) [Effective until
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October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-498, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Any individual who submits to the license issuing official a completed special access parking or disability access parking application form approved by the Commissioner of Reve…
Ala. Code § 32-6-231.1 (Effective until January 1, 2026) Military Distinctive License Plate Designation for Handicapped Individuals
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(a) For the purpose of parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, the term “military distinctive license plate” includes any of the following: Medal of Honor license plate; Prisoners of War license plate; Purple Heart Medal Recipients license plate; retired military l…
Ala. Code § 32-6-231.2 (Effective until January 1, 2026) International Symbol of Access on Distinctive License Plates
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(a) Commencing on January 1, 2022, a vehicle owner who is qualified to receive a distinctive license plate pursuant to this chapter, who has a long-term disability, as defined in Section 32-6-230, and who submits to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing aut…
Ala. Code § 32-6-232 Parking in Designated Zones; Exceptions
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Individuals with long-term and temporary disabilities to whom removable windshield placards or distinctive special access or disability access license plates are issued, and the operators of motor vehicles on which these distinctive license plates are issued when transporting ind…
Ala. Code § 32-6-233 Penalty for False Representations or Misuse of Privileges
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(a) Any person who is not an individual with a long-term or temporary disability, or who is not an owner of a vehicle primarily transporting an individual with a disability, and who willfully and falsely represents himself or herself as an individual with a long- term or temporar…
Ala. Code § 32-6-233.1 [Effective until October 1, 2028] Unauthorized Use of Parking Places. (Amended by Act 2026-498)
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-498, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided i…
Ala. Code § 32-6-234 Recognition of Official Disability Parking Identification Devices from Other Jurisdictions
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Official disability parking identification devices issued by any other state, district, or territory subject to the laws of the United States, or any foreign jurisdiction shall be recognized in the State of Alabama. Motor vehicles bearing a valid device from those jurisdictions s…
Ala. Code § 32-6-250 Distinctive Plate Authorized; Fees
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(a) A distinctive permanent license plate shall be issued to any resident of the state who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or the widow of a recipient of the Medal of Honor, to any resident who is a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, to any resident who is a member of the …
Ala. Code § 32-6-250.1 Eligibility for Distinctive License Plate
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An applicant for a veteran distinctive license plate shall be a veteran of the appropriate conflict or otherwise qualify for the distinctive license plate as authorized by this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 32-6-350, the applicant shall provide the licensing …
Ala. Code § 32-6-251 Distinctive Design of Plates; Disposition of Proceeds
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The special plates shall be of the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates, distinguished by the letters MOH, LOV, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, PHM, or AM to be of a different color scheme and design to any other vehicle plate in this state, or …
Ala. Code § 32-6-252 Transfer of Plates
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Such license plates issued pursuant to this division may be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the same person upon application being made therefor and approved by the department. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom such plates have been issu…
Ala. Code § 32-6-253 Construction of Provisions; Penalty for Violation
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The provisions of this division shall not affect the registration and licensing of motor vehicles as required by other provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, but shall be cumulative thereto. Any person violating the provisions of this division or any person who (i) fraudulently …
Ala. Code § 32-6-253.1 Removable Windshield Placard; Unauthorized Use of Parking Places
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(a) Any person who submits to the Department of Veterans Affairs an application which includes satisfactory proof that he or she meets the military service and award requirements to be issued a license plate authorized by Section 32-6-250, shall be issued a removable windshield p…
Ala. Code § 32-6-254 Use and Transferability; Permanence; Use by Surviving Spouse
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The use and transferability of such plates shall be the same as the method used for National Guard and Air National Guard plates as provided in Sections 32-6-111 through 32-6-114. Provided, however, the license plates shall be permanent in nature and shall not be reissued each ye…
Ala. Code § 32-6-255 Rules and Regulations
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The Department of Revenue shall be empowered to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations necessary to implement this division. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §6.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-270 “Firefighter” and “Retired Volunteer Firefighter” Defined
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(a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: “Firefighter” means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the stat…
Ala. Code § 32-6-271 Distinctive Plates Authorized; Fees. (Amended by 2026-243 and 2026-557) [Effective until January 1, 2027.]
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AMENDED BY ACTS 2026-243 AND 2026-557, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) A firefighter, upon application and subject to this division, may be issued a distinctive motor vehicle license plate as identification as a firefighter. In addition to the proper…
Ala. Code § 32-6-272 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Lists of Members; Fees; Violations
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(a) The distinctive license plates here provided for shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue and shall be issued through the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other license issuing official of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor v…
Ala. Code § 32-6-273 Nontransferability of Plates as Between Motor Vehicle Owners; Transfer of Plates to Newly Acquired Vehicle
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The distinctive license plates issued hereunder shall not be transferable as between motor vehicle owners and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing such distinctive plates shall sell, trade, exchange or otherwise dispose of same such plates shall be retained by the owner to…
Ala. Code § 32-6-274 Plates to Be Furnished for Licensing Year Commencing January 1, 1984 and Thereafter
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Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing January 1, 1984, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates. History: (Acts 1982, No. 82-550, p. 909, §5.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-280 (Amended by 2026-243) Issuance of Distinctive Plates; List of Eligible Retired Professional Firefighters; Identification;
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Fees; Use of Plates or Tags. [Effective until January 1, 2027.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-243, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) Professional firefighter means a paid member …
Ala. Code § 32-6-281 Issuance of Distinctive Plates; Design; Proof of Licensure; Fees; Use of Plates or Tags
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(a) As used in this section, “emergency medical services provider” or “EMSP” means a paramedic, emergency medical technician - intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician who is currently licensed with the Alabama Department of Public Heal…
Ala. Code § 32-6-290 “Retired Military” Defined
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The words “retired military” as used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, means only those persons who are nondisability retirees from active duty in the Army, or the Navy, or the Marine Corps, or the Air Force, or the Coast Guard of the Unit…
Ala. Code § 32-6-291 Distinctive Plate Authorized
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Retired military persons retired under honorable conditions, national guard retirees, and retired military reservists may, upon application and subject to this division, be issued distinctive motor vehicle license plates or tags identifying these persons with retirement. The spec…
Ala. Code § 32-6-292 Procedure for Issuance; Fees; Limitations
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The distinctive license plates provided for by this division shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue and shall be issued through the probate judge or license commissioner of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor vehicle license plates or tag…
Ala. Code § 32-6-293 Plates Not Transferable; Exceptions
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The distinctive license plates issued pursuant to this division shall not be transferable as between motor vehicle owners, and in the event the owner of a vehicle bearing such distinctive plates shall sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise dispose of same, such plates shall be retai…
Ala. Code § 32-6-294 Licensing Year
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Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, in the year following its passage, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates. History: (Acts 1987, No. 87-729, p. 1421, §5.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-295 Provisions Cumulative
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The provisions of this division shall be construed to be cumulative to any laws or parts of laws relating to motor vehicle license plates or distinctive license plates. History: (Acts 1987, No. 87-729, p. 1421, §7.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-3 Examination Prior to Application for License or Renewal
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(a) Every person who applies for an initial Alabama driver’s license issued by the Department of Public Safety under this article shall be given and successfully pass an examination before the issuance of a driver’s license. The person shall apply to the officer, state trooper, o…
Ala. Code § 32-6-3.1 Information and Instruction on Dangers of Drowsy Driving
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(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall strengthen information on the dangers of drowsy driving in the Alabama Driver’s Manual or any other manual or information created for the purpose of preparing an applicant for a driver’s license or driver’s permit to take the exa…
Ala. Code § 32-6-30 Short Title
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This division may be cited as the Alabama Driver License Compact Act. History: (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 401, p. 540, §1.)
Ala. Code § 32-6-300 Issuance Authorized; Fee; Term of Validity; Design. (Amended by Act 2026-526) [Effective until January 1, 2027.]
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-526, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Owners of all motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama, upon application to the judge of probate or commissioner of licenses, complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registrat…
Ala. Code § 32-6-301 Use of Net Proceeds
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The net proceeds of the twenty dollars ($20) additional revenues derived from sales of “Helping Schools” plates as provided for in this division, less administrative costs including the cost of production incurred by the Department of Revenue in producing the plates, shall be dis…