SB220 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Motor vehicles, motorcycles, distinctive license plates authorized, applications to be separate from passenger car applications, number to be based on Quantity Class 2, Sec. 32-6-64 am'd.

Summary

The bill would allow motorcycle license plates to be created as a new category, limited to Quantity Class 2, with separate applications and separate 1,000+ purchase commitments required for production.

What This Bill Does

It would authorize the Legislative Oversight Committee on License Plates to consider motorcycle license plate categories. It sets that motorcycle plates must be Quantity Class 2, requiring 1,000 or more commitments before production. If an organization wants both a passenger car plate and a motorcycle plate, it must file separate applications and meet the commitment threshold for each category; commitments cannot be pooled. It also requires passenger car and motorcycle plates to have the same design.

Who It Affects

• Organizations proposing a motorcycle license plate category will need to file separate applications and must secure at least 1,000 commitments for motorcycles before production.
• Vehicle owners who apply for or purchase motorcycle license plates would contribute to the 1,000 commitment threshold, and a new motorcycle plate would be produced only if that threshold is met.
• State agencies, including the Department of Revenue and the Comptroller, would manage the funding/escrow process and coordination for the new plate category.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the committee to consider creating motorcycle license plate categories.
• Motorcycle category is limited to Quantity Class 2 (1,000+ registrations).
• If applying for both passenger car and motorcycle categories, separate applications must be filed and commitments for each category must be met (cannot be combined).
• Passenger and motorcycle license plate categories must be the same design.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles