HB144 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur Payne
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Motor vehicles, commercial driver licenses, passenger vehicles and school buses (P and S endorsement), sex offenders prohibited from driving or obtaining licenses, penalties, Sec. 36-6-49.25 added
Summary: HB144 prohibits issuing or renewing commercial licenses with P or S endorsements to sex offenders and sets revocation and penalties for violations.
What This Bill Does
It adds a rule that the Department of Public Safety cannot issue or renew a CDL with P (passenger) or S (school bus) endorsements to anyone required to register as a sex offender, effective July 10, 2010. It also requires revocation of any P/S endorsement for someone convicted of a sex-offender offense after July 1, 2010, and blocks new issuances until registries are checked. A transitional provision lets those with prior P/S endorsements remain valid until expiration if they commit no subsequent offense. The bill imposes penalties for false affidavits and for driving a P/S-endorsed CDL without proper endorsement due to sex-offender status, and outlines appeal rights for denied applicants.

Who It Affects
Sex offenders or people required to register as sex offenders, who would be barred from obtaining or keeping a CDL with P/S endorsements.
Applicants for commercial driver licenses who would need P or S endorsements, who must undergo registry checks before issuance.
Current CDL holders with P or S endorsements, who may have their endorsements revoked if they commit offenses requiring registration after July 1, 2010.
The Department of Public Safety, registries (statewide and National Sex Offender Public Registry), district attorneys, and license applicants due to new procedures, searches, and notification requirements.

Key Provisions
Adds Section 36-6-49.25 prohibiting issuance or renewal of a CDL with a P or S endorsement to persons required to register as sex offenders.
If a person registered as a sex offender on July 1, 2010 has a valid CDL with P/S issued on or before July 1, 2010, they may keep it until expiration if they commit no subsequent offense.
The Department shall revoke the CDL with a P or S endorsement of any person convicted on or after July 1, 2010 of an offense requiring sex offender registration.
The Department shall not issue or renew a CDL with P/S endorsements to any applicant required to register unless they have been checked against the statewide registry and NSOPR for current sex-offender status.
If registries cannot be accessed but the applicant is otherwise qualified, the Department may issue the CDL with P/S after the applicant signs an affidavit denying enrollment; the Department must complete the checks later and cancel the license if the person appears on either registry.
An applicant denied under this section may appeal to the Department within 30 days, with a hearing scheduled within 30 days.
False affidavits or knowingly false statements filed under this section are Class C felonies.
Driving a commercial passenger vehicle or school bus without a valid CDL with a P or S endorsement due to sex-offender status is a Class C felony.
Effective July 10, 2010.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles