SB268 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Larry MeansMayor

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, new categories for members and former members of U. S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines, established, fees, designs by Veterans' Affairs Department

Summary

SB268 would create new military distinctive license plates for active or retired members and honorably discharged personnel of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines, with a $3 initial issuance fee and five-year plate validity.

What This Bill Does

It establishes new distinctive license plate categories for the listed service members and veterans. To get the plate, eligible Alabama residents must apply and provide military ID, Leave and Earnings Statement, or DD214, and pay the regular license fees plus a $3 initial issuance fee for private passenger, pickup, or pleasure vehicles. The plates would be designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue, issued and processed like other distinctive plates, and valid for five years with the option to replace with a conventional or other service tag later. In years when a new tag is not issued, standard fees and taxes would still apply as required by law.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who are active or retired members or honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marines, who want a military distinctive license plate and must pay the $3 initial issuance fee plus regular fees (valid for five years).
• The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and the Alabama Department of Revenue, which would design, approve, issue, and administer the new plates.

Key Provisions

• Establishes new distinctive license plate categories for active/retired members or honorably discharged personnel of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines.
• Requires application with military ID, Leave and Earnings Statement, or DD214, plus payment of regular fees and a $3 initial issuance fee for private passenger, pickup, or pleasure vehicles.
• Plates shall be designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue; issued and processed like other distinctive plates.
• Plates are valid for five years and may be replaced with a conventional or other branch tag after.
• For years without a new tag, payment of required fees and taxes follows existing law (Section 32-6-63).
• Department of Revenue may adopt rules to administer the section.
• Effective January 1 following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles