HB559 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy Davis

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Mobile County, license commissioner, add issuance fee for motor vehicles, boats, etc.

Summary

HB559 would authorize Mobile County to charge a new up-to-$5 issuance fee at the License Commissioner’s Office to fund record-keeping and technology upgrades.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the Mobile County Commission could adopt a resolution to impose a special issuance fee not to exceed $5 on motor vehicle registrations, boat renewals or registrations, manufactured home registrations, business license applications, or other registrations handled by the License Commissioner. The fee would be in addition to existing fees and would be deposited into a segregated account to be used for preserving and storing records and for purchasing, upgrading, and maintaining equipment and technology in the License Commissioner’s Office. The act is cumulative, does not alter existing fee laws, and would take effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Mobile County residents and businesses paying the new $5 issuance fee on registrations and applications handled by the License Commissioner.
• Mobile County License Commissioner’s Office staff and operations, which would manage the fee collection and allocate funds for record preservation and technology upgrades.

Key Provisions

• The Mobile County Commission may impose a special issuance fee not to exceed $5, added to existing fees, on specified registrations and applications handled by the Office of the License Commissioner.
• Fees collected must be deposited in a segregated account and used for preservation and storage of motor vehicle, boat, and business license records, and for purchase, installation, improvement, development, upgrading, and maintenance of equipment and technology in the Office of the License Commissioner of Mobile County.
• The act is cumulative and shall not alter existing law related to charges and fees; conflicting laws are repealed; it becomes effective immediately after Governor approval.

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Subjects

Mobile County