HB117 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Motor vehicle distinctive license tags, U.S. Marine Corps, fee for retired and honorably discharged reduced, Sec. 32-6-640 am'd.

Summary

HB117 would lower the extra fee for retired or honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps license plates from $25 per year to $10, charged only in the year the plate is issued.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill changes Section 32-6-640 to reduce the annual additional fee for retired or honorably discharged Marines to $10, charged in the year the plate is issued. Active Marines would still pay the $3 additional fee in the year the plate is issued. The Marine Corps license plate would remain valid for five years and can be replaced later. Net proceeds from the fees, after costs, go to the Alabama Marine Corps League, distributed monthly by the state Comptroller, with the design approved by the Department of Revenue; the act becomes effective October 1, 2015.

Who It Affects

• Retired or honorably discharged U.S. Marines in Alabama who want the distinctive license plate would pay $10 in the year of issue (instead of $25 annually).
• Active U.S. Marines in Alabama who want the distinctive license plate would continue to pay the $3 additional fee in the year the plate is issued.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 32-6-640 to reduce the extra fee for retired/honorably discharged Marines from $25 annually to $10 in the issuing year.
• Active Marines pay $3 in the issuing year; the plate remains valid for five years and may be replaced after that.
• The U.S. Marine Corps license plate is designed by the Department of Alabama Marine Corps League and approved by the Department of Revenue; issuance follows existing processes for distinctive plates.
• Net proceeds from the additional revenues, after production and administration costs, are distributed to the Alabama Marine Corps League via the state Comptroller on a monthly basis.
• Effective date: October 1, 2015.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles