SB383 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Harri Anne Smith
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Motor vehicles and motorcycles, new POW/MIA distinctive license tags, authorized for any resident, additional fee, distrib. to Veterans' Assistance Fund, duties to Veterans' Affairs Department and Revenue Department
Summary: Alabama creates a POW/MIA distinctive license plate for cars and motorcycles available to residents for a $5 annual fee, with proceeds funding the Veterans' Assistance Fund.
What This Bill Does
Creates a new POW/MIA distinctive license plate for cars and motorcycles that Alabama residents can get by paying an extra $5 annually. The plate is valid for five years and can be replaced later with a conventional, personalized, or new POW/MIA plate. It uses a design created by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue, and the design must include POW/MIA and be different from the existing POW plate; plates are issued like other distinctive plates and printing will occur only after the Comptroller receives the required quantity of regular plates. Net proceeds, after administrative costs, go to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund via the state Comptroller, and implementing rules may be issued by the Department of Revenue.

Who It Affects
Alabama residents who own motor vehicles or motorcycles: may apply for and receive the POW/MIA plate by paying the $5 annual fee; the plate is valid for five years.
State agencies and funds involved in administration: the Department of Veterans' Affairs designs the plate; the Department of Revenue approves design and handles rules; net proceeds go to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund via the Comptroller.

Key Provisions
Establishes a distinctive POW/MIA license plate for cars and motorcycles available to Alabama residents who pay an additional $5 annual fee.
Plates are valid for five years and may be replaced with conventional, personalized, or new POW/MIA plates.
Design must be created by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue, and the design must include the term POW/MIA and differ from the existing POW plate.
Issuance and processing follow the same rules as other distinctive and personalized plates in Title 32, Chapter 6.
Net proceeds from the extra fee (after administrative costs) go to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund in the State Treasury, distributed by the Comptroller.
The Department of Revenue may promulgate rules to implement the section.
Printing and distribution conditions: plates for cars will be printed only after the Comptroller has received the required quantity of regular plates; motorcycle plates will be printed only while the POW/MIA plate remains eligible as a distinctive plate.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles