HB193 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Spencer Collier

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Motor vehicles, low speed vehicles and mini trucks, licensure, restrictions, safety equipment title not required, Sec. 32-6-59 added; Secs. 32-8-31, 40-12-240 am'd.; Act 2009-281, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

The bill creates a new license plate category and regulatory framework for low speed vehicles and mini-trucks, allowing limited road use, requiring registration and safety standards, and exempting them from title requirements.

What This Bill Does

It defines low speed vehicles and mini-trucks, allows them to operate on public roads with posted speed limits of 25 mph or less, and requires a restricted license plate. It requires these vehicles to be registered like private passenger cars, with the same annual license tax and registration fees, and exempts them from the certificate of title requirement. It also sets safety standards and federal compliance for these vehicles and makes the changes effective January 1, 2011.

Who It Affects

• Owners and operators of low speed vehicles and mini-trucks who would register their vehicles, obtain a restricted license plate, pay the same fees as private passenger cars, and comply with safety standards while driving on roads with 25 mph or lower limits.
• Motor vehicle registration and titling authorities (including the DMV/license issuing agencies) and lenders holding titles or liens on such vehicles, as titles are not required and procedures are modified to issue restricted plates and collect registration fees.

Key Provisions

• Adds a license tax and registration category for low speed vehicles and mini-trucks, with fees the same as private passenger automobiles and distributed in the same way.
• Creates a restricted license plate category for low speed vehicles and mini-trucks, which must be attached and indicate restricted low speed use.
• Defines low speed vehicles and mini-trucks, requiring federal safety standards (49 C.F.R. 571.500) for LSVs, and sets specific characteristics for mini-trucks (dimensions, weight, safety equipment).
• Exempts low speed vehicles and mini-trucks from certificate of title requirements (amending 32-8-31) and establishes operation and safety rules for public roads.
• Effective date: January 1, 2011.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles