This bill would: Clarify the definitions of new vehicle and used vehicle; reduce the motor vehicle title records fee from $15 to $5 when the records are provided electronically or when a printout of an electronic record is provided; establish a registration record fee of $5; provide for the privacy of certain records; authorize the department to prescribe certain fees for records obtained through the national motor vehicle information system and for the manner of payment of fees; permit the department to exempt vehicles from titling when it is determined that it is no longer cost effective to title the vehicles; no longer require that the license plate issuing official physically inspect utility trailers and motor vehicles not subject to the title law when the motor vehicles have been registered in this state during the current or previous two calendar years; standardize bond amount for titles issued under surety bonds; and permit the department to prescribe alternative methods for lien releases when the lienholder is no longer in business.
Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on April 13, 2010.
Assigned Act No. 2010-579.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 917
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 477
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Operations
Source: Alabama Legislature