HB137 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Reed IngramRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Motor vehicles, used motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle wholesaler, licensure and regulation, additional training required for new applicants, Revenue Department to enforce, Secs. 40-12-390, 40-12-391 am'd.

Summary

HB137 would require new applicants for used motor vehicle dealer or wholesaler licenses in Alabama to complete an approved training seminar before getting licensed, starting October 1, 2016.

What This Bill Does

It adds a mandatory training requirement for new license applicants (not renewals) and requires proof of seminar completion at the time of application. The training seminars, approved by the Commissioner of Revenue, cover laws, required paperwork, and title processes in at least four hours of instruction. The requirement is enforced by the Alabama Department of Revenue and excludes current licensees renewing their licenses; owners or principals must ensure completion before applying.

Who It Affects

• New applicants for a used motor vehicle dealer license must complete the training seminar before receiving a license.
• New applicants for a motor vehicle wholesaler license must complete the training seminar before receiving a license.
• Owners, principals, corporate officers, or partners of applying entities must ensure that the required seminar is completed before application.
• Existing licensees renewing their licenses are exempt from the new training requirement.
• Seminar providers must apply to and be approved by the Commissioner to offer these trainings.
• The Alabama Department of Revenue enforces the training and licensing provisions.

Key Provisions

• Beginning October 1, 2016, new applicants for used motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle wholesaler licenses must complete a training seminar before licensing.
• Definitions added for used motor vehicle education seminar and motor vehicle wholesaler education seminar, each with at least four hours of training.
• Applicants must provide acceptable proof of seminar completion at the time of license application; renewals are not required to meet this new requirement if already licensed on October 1, 2016.
• Owners/principals must ensure that the appropriate seminar is completed prior to submitting the license application.
• Education seminars must be approved by the Commissioner; seminar providers must apply for approval and cannot operate without it; seminars must cover specified topics including laws, paperwork, and titles.
• The act amends Sections 40-12-390 and 40-12-391 of the Code and is enforced by the State Department of Revenue.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles