SB346 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bobby D. SingletonSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Motor vehicles, salvage or junk branded, advertisements, license or registration number required, penalties, unlicensed or unregistered entities prohibited from towing, impoundment authorized, cost recovery fines authorized

Summary

SB346 requires advertisers of salvage or junk branded vehicles to display a current license number on ads and signs, with penalties for noncompliance and specific exemptions.

What This Bill Does

It requires advertisers to clearly disclose their true company name, physical address, telephone number, and current license number in advertisements for salvage or junk vehicles. Violations would be Class A misdemeanors, and fines are split between the General Fund and the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction. There are exemptions for personal purchases and certain dealer advertisements attached to dealership property. The bill also notes it creates a new crime, so it is exempt from certain local-fund expenditure rules, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• Advertisers of salvage or junk branded vehicles who must display license information on advertisements or face penalties.
• Licensed motor vehicle dealers whose advertising without proper license could face Class A misdemeanor penalties.
• Local law enforcement agencies and the General Fund, which receive portions of fines collected from violations.
• Private individuals selling their own vehicles and certain dealer advertisements attached to dealership property are exempt from the requirements.

Key Provisions

• Advertising for salvage or junk branded vehicles must clearly disclose the true company name, physical address, telephone number, and current license number.
• Violations are Class A misdemeanors; unlicensed dealers advertising without proper license also face Class A misdemeanor penalties.
• Fines from violations are split: half to the General Fund and half to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction.
• Exemptions include: (c)(1) personal purchases not for rebuilding, dismantling, or recycling; (c)(2) dealer ads physically attached to the outside of the dealership property.
• The bill is exempt from Amendment 621 local-fund requirements because it defines a new crime, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles