Title 32 — Title 32

(a) Every person, except those specifically exempted by statutory enactment, shall procure a driver’s license before driving a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state. Every new resident of the State of Alabama shall procure an Alabama driver’s license within 30 days after …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the driver’s license of any resident of this state who is a member of the National Guard or the Armed Forces of the United States whose driver’s license has expired and who is on active duty and deployed outside the United States sh…

(a) The driver’s license of a resident of this state who is an honorably discharged veteran as evidenced by the veteran’s DD Form 214, or if the veteran does not have a DD Form 214, as evidenced by the veteran’s Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge Record, upon req…

The Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to enter into reciprocal agreements, when not in conflict with law, with other states or countries constituting an exchange of rights or privileges in the use of drivers’ licenses within this state by people who hold a valid drive…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) FOREIGN NATIONAL. An individual who is not a citizen of the United States. (2) LICENSE. An Alabama driver license, non-driver identification card, or vessel license. (b) The application for…

The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense of the United States or the duly authorized authorities of any federal military installation relative to the reciprocal recognition of point values assessed against drivers…

In recognition of the many and varied patriotic services rendered the state and the citizens thereof by the National Guard and Air National Guard of Alabama, members thereof, including both enlisted and officer personnel, may, upon application and subject to the provisions of thi…

The distinctive license plates provided for in this division shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue and shall be issued through the judge of probate or license commissioner of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor vehicle license plates or …

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-65, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates, unless exempt …

The net proceeds of the additional revenues derived from sales of the tags or plates provided pursuant to Section 32-6-111.1, less administrative costs, including the cost of production of the plates, shall be distributed by the judge of probate or license commissioner to the sta…

The distinctive license plates issued under 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 retained by…

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1 each year. The Adjutant General shall furnish the Commissioner of Revenue annually with an estimate of the number of such distinctive plates or tags required in each of the…

The provisions of this division are supplementary to the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of motor vehicles, and nothing herein shall be construed as abridging or repealing any of such laws. History: (Acts 1955, No. 308, p. 707, §5.)

(a) The Director of Public Safety, upon issuing an operator’s license, shall have authority whenever the licensee is afflicted with or suffering from a physical disability to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of or special mec…

(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall develop and implement a Class D hardship driver license program with specified and limited driving privileges for inmates in work release programs or community corrections programs and for persons released from incarceration from…

The Director of Public Safety, with the approval of the Governor, shall establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of this state concerning operation of motor vehicles and concerning the enforcement of the provisions of this article. H…

(a) Any veteran, as defined in Section 31-5-1, who is a resident of this state and who is suffering a physical disability which requires that any motor vehicle he or she operates be equipped with special mechanical control devices or whose physical disability exceeds 50 percent, …

The Commissioner of Revenue shall make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this division, including rules and regulations necessary to insure compliance with all state license laws relating to the use and operation of a privat…

The provisions of this division are supplementary to the motor vehicle license laws of the State of Alabama, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as abridging or repealing such laws. History: (Acts 1963, No. 576, p. 1250, §3.)

The design of motor vehicle tags for disabled veterans shall be as follows: The Department of Revenue shall design, or have designed, the “Disabled Veteran” license plate in compliance with all laws and regulations. The plate design shall contain the language “Heart of Dixie.” An…

The Director of Public Safety shall file every application for a license received by him or her and shall maintain suitable indices thereto. The Director of Public Safety shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by him or her und…

(a) In the event any driver license issued under this article is lost or destroyed, the individual to whom the same was issued may upon collection of the required fee and upon furnishing proof to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency that the same has been los…

(a) Owners of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and motor-driven cycles 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 registration and licensing of motor vehicles and payment o…

Transferred to 32-6-69 by Act 2016-408, §3, effective August 1, 2016. History: (Act 2015-362, §6.)

The State Department of Revenue shall make such rules and regulations as necessary to insure compliance with all state license laws relating to use and operation of a private passenger or pleasure motor vehicle which must be complied with before these tags or plates in lieu of th…

No two owners will be issued identical tags or plates for the same year. An owner who has procured special personalized prestige tags or plates shall be entitled to have a tag or plate issued for succeeding years bearing the same inscription provided he or she applies therefor wi…

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when an automobile for which a personalized tag or plate has been issued is sold or otherwise disposed of, the seller must remove the personalized tag or plate from such automobile, and he or she then may transfer the pe…

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle bearing a personalized license tag or plate not issued for or duly transferred to such vehicle. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $50…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that an environmental tag be issued by the state to be used as an instrument to promote safe environmental practices, environmental awareness, environmental education enhancement, and for the protection of Alabama’s precious environment thr…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license plates for private passenger or pleasur…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-67, and 32-6-68, upon application to the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, and payment of regular fees required by law for license plates, ow…

The proceeds of any fees collected under this division except for college or university commemorative tag fees, are hereby appropriated for each fiscal year to the board of corrections and may be used to pay salaries and other expenses of the board; provided, however, that the ex…

The proceeds of the additional annual fifty dollars ($50) fee for the sale of the environmental license plate shall be transmitted by the local licensing official to the state Comptroller. The state Comptroller shall distribute the balance to Legacy, Inc., each month. The distrib…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, distinctive and personalized license plates may be issued to trucks with a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 10,000 pounds; provided, this section shall not apply to distinctive military license plates or plates with th…

(a) Any person whose driving license has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked under Section 32-5A-195 or any other provision of Alabama law by the Director of Public Safety or by any court of competent jurisdiction shall, upon application for reinstatement of the driving license…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge may only order an individual’s driver license or driving privilege be suspended for failing to appear in court when either of the following occur: (1) The individual violates his or her written bond to appear or otherwise fa…

Traffic Violation. (a) A court may not suspend an individual’s driver license for failure to pay a fine, fee, or court cost as a result of a traffic violation unless the individual fails to make three or more of the required payments if the court’s order permits the payment of fi…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of ensuring that habitually reckless or negligent drivers do not remain on the road, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall add points to an individual’s driver license for any traffic violation for which th…

Nothing in Sections 32-6-17.1, 32-6-17.2, or 32-6-17.3 shall alter or limit any provision of the Motor Vehicle Responsibility Act, Chapter 7 of Title 32, or of the Mandatory Liability Insurance Act, Chapter 7A of Title 32, including a court’s authority to order and enforce restit…

As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, “volunteer rescue squad” means only those persons or organizations who are members of the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads, Inc. History: (Acts 1977, No. 777, p. 1336, §1.)

Members of volunteer rescue squads may, upon application and subject to the provisions of this division, be issued distinctive motor vehicle license plates or tags identifying these persons with such organizations. The distinctive plates or tags so issued members of these organiz…

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…

The distinctive license plates issued under 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 retained by…

Such distinctive plates or tags shall be prepared and furnished for the licensing year commencing October 1, 1977, and thereafter as is provided by law for the issuance of other license plates. History: (Acts 1977, No. 777, p. 1336, §5.)

(a) Any person of whom a driver’s license is required, who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state without first having complied with this article or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be p…

Vehicle. (a)(1) Any person whose driver’s or chauffeur’s license issued in this or another state or whose driving privilege as a nonresident has been cancelled, denied, suspended, or revoked as provided in this article and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this st…

Any member of any Shrine motorcycle club, corps, or unit within the state who owns a heavyweight or heavy-duty motorcycle may, upon application as hereinafter prescribed, be issued a distinctive license plate in lieu of the regular motorcycle license plate. Such distinctive motor…

Motorcycles. The distinctive license plates provided for in this subdivision shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue and shall be issued through the judge of probate or license commissioner of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor vehicle li…

(a) A member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America who is the owner of a motor vehicle and a resident of the state may be issued a distinctive license tag or plate bearing the words “The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine” a…

The net proceeds of the additional revenues derived from sales of tags pursuant to this division, less administrative costs, including the cost of production of the tags, shall be distributed by the judge of probate or license commissioner to the Juvenile Health Care Board of the…