SB449 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Vintage vehicles, use for regular transportation purposes, payment of regular license tax and fees in addition to vintage tag, Sec. 40-12-290 am'd.

Summary

SB449 would let vintage vehicles be used for everyday driving if the owner pays regular taxes and fees and carries liability insurance, while keeping the vintage license plate and maintaining proof of insurance in the vehicle.

What This Bill Does

The bill allows a vintage vehicle owner to operate the vehicle for general transportation after paying regular license taxes and registration fees and providing proof of mandatory liability insurance, with that information kept in the vehicle while it is in use. It retains the permanent vintage license plate for the vehicle, but adds conditions: the vehicle may only be used for general transportation if the owner complies with tax, registration, and insurance requirements. It defines which vehicles qualify as vintage and when plates can transfer to a new owner, and it imposes penalties for noncompliance (fines, plate forfeiture, repayment of taxes/fees, and a three-year ban on vintage registration).

Who It Affects

• Owners of vintage vehicles who want to use their vehicles for general transportation; they would need to pay regular license taxes and registration fees and keep proof of liability insurance in the vehicle at all times.
• Licensing officials and law enforcement responsible for enforcing vintage-vehicle rules, collecting taxes/fees, verifying insurance, and applying penalties for violations.

Key Provisions

• Allows operation of a vintage vehicle for general transportation after paying regular license taxes and registration fees and providing proof of mandatory liability insurance; this information must be kept in the vehicle while it is in operation.
• Maintains the permanent vintage license plate on the vehicle, but specifies that vintage plates cannot be used for commercial purposes; transfer provisions apply if the vehicle is sold or disposed of.
• Defines 'vintage vehicle' as a private passenger automobile, truck (≤ 26,000 pounds gross weight), motorcycle, or fire truck over 30 years old used as a collector's item and not for general transportation unless authorized; when operated for general transportation, regular taxes/fees and insurance are required and plates/records must be kept in the vehicle.
• Penalties for noncompliance include a minimum $100 fine, forfeiture of the vintage plates/registration, liability to pay regular taxes/fees, and a three-year ban from obtaining vintage registration for the vehicle.

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Subjects

Vintage Motor Vehicles