SB172 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

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

Adds motorcycle license plate categories to the Legislative Oversight Committee on License Plates, with separate applications and a 1,000+ commitment threshold (Quantity Class 2) for motorcycles.

What This Bill Does

The bill allows motorcycles to be considered as a license plate category and sets that motorcycle plates use Quantity Class 2, requiring at least 1,000 commitments. If an organization applies for both a passenger car plate and a motorcycle plate, separate applications must be filed and each category must reach its own 1,000+ commitments; the two commitments cannot be combined to meet the threshold. Funding and production follow an escrow process managed by the Department of Revenue and the Comptroller, such that production only begins after the minimum commitments are met; if the threshold isn’t met within one year, funds are returned and no production occurs. The passenger car and motorcycle categories, once approved, must use the same overall design.

Who It Affects

• Sponsoring organizations seeking to create a motorcycle license plate category; they must file separate applications (and separate applications if also pursuing a passenger car plate) and secure at least 1,000 commitments for the motorcycle category.
• Alabama vehicle owners and registrants who might purchase a motorcycle license plate; they would need to participate in the commitment process (and pay any additional fees) for the category to be produced.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the committee to consider motorcycle license plate categories under Section 32-6-64.
• 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 for each category.
• Commitments to purchase must reach the required threshold for each category independently and cannot be combined across categories.
• Passenger car and motorcycle categories must share the same design after committee approval.
• Funding and production process administered by the Department of Revenue with the Comptroller; funds are held in escrow until minimums are met, and if not, are returned after one year with no production.
• Effective date: law becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles