HB595 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: William Roberts
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Richard Baughn
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Walker Co., judge of probate, boat registration, issuance by mail, additional fee
Summary: HB595 allows Walker County to issue boat registration certificates by mail and adds a $2 mail-order fee to cover mailing costs.
What This Bill Does
The Walker County Judge of Probate must mail order forms to registered boat owners so they can apply for the annual boat registration certificate and pay taxes and tags by mail, with the certificate, tag/decals, and receipts mailed back to the owner. A $2 Mail Order Fee is added for each certificate issued by mail, collected at issuance, and paid to the county general fund. The act states the fee is to cover mailing costs and does not repeal other laws; it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Registered boat owners in Walker County who will receive mail-order forms and have the option to obtain the annual registration certificate by mail (plus mailed tag/decals and receipts) for a $2 fee per certificate
Walker County government and the Judge of Probate, which administer the mail-order process and collect the $2 fee to be deposited into the county general fund

Key Provisions
Establishes a mail-order method for ordering the annual boat registration certificate by mail
Imposes a $2 Mail Order Fee per certificate issued by mail, set by the county governing body
Fee is collected by the Judge of Probate at issuance and deposited into the county's general fund
Effective date: first day of the third month after passage
Provisions are cumulative and do not repeal other laws not directly inconsistent

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Subjects: Walker County