SB273 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Irons

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Jimmy HolleyGreg J. ReedShadrack McGillDick BrewbakerPaul BussmanBill HoltzclawPhillip W. WilliamsClay ScofieldGerald O. DialBryan TaylorTom WhatleyVivian Davis FiguresScott BeasonCam WardGerald H. AllenJ.T. WaggonerDel MarshBen H. BrooksPaul SanfordRusty GloverHank SandersQuinton RossLinda Coleman-MadisonArthur OrrMark Slade Blackwell

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, veterans, Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war, and surviving spouses, additional tags without payment of license tax or registration fee, including ad valorem tax, authorized, Sec. 32-6-250 am'd.

Summary

SB273 would let Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, and former prisoner of war veterans (and their spouses) get distinctive license plates at no cost, and would allow free additional plates for those groups for extra vehicles.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the law to make Purple Heart recipients and their surviving spouses eligible for a distinctive license tag with no cost, including ad valorem tax. It already covers Medal of Honor and former prisoners of war recipients for a base plate, and the bill extends similar free treatment to Purple Heart recipients. It also allows eligible recipients to obtain additional distinctive plates for other vehicles without paying license taxes or registration fees, including ad valorem taxes, with certain conditions and continuing the limit on base plates per person.

Who It Affects

• Purple Heart recipients and their surviving spouses: base distinctive plate free, including ad valorem tax; may obtain additional plates for other vehicles without fees.
• Medal of Honor recipients and their surviving spouses: base distinctive plate free (no fee or tax); may obtain additional plates for other vehicles without fees.
• Former prisoners of war and their surviving spouses: base distinctive plate free (no fee or tax); may obtain additional plates for other vehicles without fees.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 32-6-250 to provide that Purple Heart recipients and their surviving spouses may receive distinctive license tags without payment of the license tax and registration fee, including ad valorem tax; Medal of Honor recipients and their surviving spouses and former prisoners of war and their surviving spouses are also eligible for base plates with no fee or tax.
• Authorizes that eligible recipients may receive additional distinctive license plates for other vehicles without payment of license taxes, registration fees, including ad valorem taxes, subject to other requirements in the section.
• Maintains the rule that a recipient shall not receive more than one base plate per vehicle, with allowances for additional plates only under subsection (c) for other vehicles and applicable conditions.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles