SB441 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Phillip W. Williams Gerald O. Dial Bryan Taylor Tom Whatley
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Veterans Tag Program, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, veterans who receive National Defense Service Award are eligible for veteran tags, Sec. 32-6-350 am'd
Summary: SB441 adds two distinctive Alabama veteran license tags for Desert Shield/Desert Storm veterans—one for recipients of the National Defense Service Medal and one for recipients of the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Alabama Veteran Tag Program to create two separate Desert Shield/Desert Storm tags. Eligibility requires the applicant to be a Desert Shield/Desert Storm veteran and to be certified as eligible by the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs. The tags would be issued, printed, and processed the same way as other distinctive tags and would be non-transferable; the usual motor vehicle license fee framework applies. The act takes effect January 1, 2013.

Who It Affects
Desert Shield/Desert Storm veterans who earned the National Defense Service Medal and would qualify for the new NDSM Desert Shield/Desert Storm tag.
Desert Shield/Desert Storm veterans who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal and would qualify for the new SASM Desert Shield/Desert Storm tag.

Key Provisions
Creates two distinctive Desert Shield/Desert Storm veteran tags: one for National Defense Service Medal recipients and one for Southwest Asia Service Medal recipients.
Eligibility and certification: applicants must be Desert Shield/Desert Storm veterans and certified as eligible by the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs; tags are issued in the same manner as other distinctive tags.
Issuance and terms: tags are issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive tags; non-transferable between motor vehicle owners; subject to the same transfer rules as other tags.
Fees: the initial issuance fee for these tags follows the existing structure (a $3 additional fee for initial issuance for most tags; Vietnam veterans have a $6 initial issuance fee with different distribution); renewal and other fee specifics are described in the law, with Vietnam tag details explicitly stated.
Effective date: the act becomes law and effective January 1, 2013.

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Subjects: Veterans