HB395 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Duwayne Bridges

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Richard J. Laird

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Motor vehicles, veterans, permanently and totally disabled, exempt from license tax and registration fee for one tag, Sec. 40-12-244 am'd.

Summary

HB395 would exempt a veteran who is 100% permanently and totally disabled from motor vehicle license taxes and registration fees for one passenger vehicle registered in the veteran's name.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 40-12-244 to add an exemption for veterans who are 100 percent permanently and totally disabled from paying license taxes and registration fees on one passenger vehicle. The exemption applies to the disabled veteran's distinctive license plate and does not require any additional fee for that vehicle. The exemption is limited to one vehicle per eligible veteran, with procedures for claiming the exemption (ID and prescribed forms). It also preserves existing exemptions for other groups (e.g., National Guard members, reserve members, rescue squads, Civil Air Patrol, volunteer firefighters) under the same general framework.

Who It Affects

• 100% permanently and totally disabled veterans who own and register one passenger vehicle in their name would be exempt from license tax and registration fees for that vehicle.
• Other groups already listed in the law (active/retired Alabama National Guard, active-duty Alabama residents in U.S. armed forces reserves, service-connected disabled veterans, volunteer rescue squad members, Civil Air Patrol members, and Alabama volunteer firefighters) would continue to be eligible for exemptions for one vehicle under existing provisions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 40-12-244 to exempt 100% permanently and totally disabled veterans from license taxes and registration fees on one passenger vehicle registered in the veteran's name.
• Exemption applies to the disabled veteran distinctive license plate issued under Section 32-6-130 and entails no additional fee for that plate or vehicle.
• Limitation: the exemption covers only one vehicle per eligible veteran; additional vehicles may require standard taxes/fees and other distinctive tags as applicable.
• Claiming the exemption requires proper identification and the appropriate forms prescribed by the relevant authority (Adjutant General or Department of Revenue) depending on the group.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles