SB370 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Roger Bedford, Jr.
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Minors, veterans honorably discharged under the age of 19 may enter into contract for purchase of a motor vehicle, Sec. 26-1-1 am'd
Summary: SB370 lets honorably discharged veterans under 19 enter into motor vehicle purchase contracts and lowers the general minority age references from 21 to 19 in Alabama law.
What This Bill Does
It adds an exception allowing an honorably discharged veteran under 19 to enter into a contract to buy a motor vehicle. It also rewrites laws that say 'under the age of 21' so they read 'under the age of 19,' effectively lowering the minority age in those contexts. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after Governor approval.

Who It Affects
Honorably discharged veterans under 19, who would now be allowed to contract for the purchase of a motor vehicle.
People and laws that reference 'under the age of 21' will be interpreted as 'under the age of 19,' thereby lowering the minority age in those provisions.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 26-1-1 to permit an honorably discharged veteran under 19 to enter into a contract for the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Changes all references to 'under the age of 21' in laws to 'under the age of 19,' effectively lowering the minority age, with clarifications about preserving certain provisions and specifying the act's effective date.

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Subjects: Minors