SB19 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hightower

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Motor vehicles, Marine Corps distinctive license plate, proof of service, form NA 13038 authorized, Sec. 32-6-640 am'd.

Summary

SB19 would allow the NA 13038 certification of military service form to be used as proof of service for Alabama's distinctive U.S. Marine Corps license plate.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill would add the NA 13038 form to the documents that can prove service when applying for the Marine Corps license plate. Eligible Alabama residents who are active, retired, or honorably discharged Marines could obtain the plate by submitting this form along with any other currently accepted proof. The plate would be valid for five years and could later be replaced with a conventional plate or a new Marine Corps plate. Active members would pay a $3 fee in the year the plate is issued, while retired and honorably discharged members would pay a $25 annual fee; net proceeds go monthly to the Alabama Marine Corps League, with the design by the League and approval by the Department of Revenue.

Who It Affects

• Active U.S. Marine Corps members who are Alabama residents would be able to obtain the distinctive plate and pay a $3 issuance fee in the year the plate is issued.
• Retired or honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps members who are Alabama residents would be eligible for the plate and pay a $25 annual fee; proceeds support the Alabama Marine Corps League.

Key Provisions

• Adds NA 13038 certification of military service form to the documents that may be submitted to prove service for the Marine Corps license plate.
• Keeps existing proofs: military identification card, leave and earnings statement, or DD214 as acceptable proof of service.
• Plate is valid for five years and may be replaced with a conventional or new Marine Corps plate.
• Active Marines pay $3 in the year the plate is issued; retired/honorably discharged Marines pay $25 annually.
• Net proceeds, after administrative costs, are distributed monthly to the Department of Alabama Marine Corps League via the State Comptroller.
• Plate design is created by the Alabama Marine Corps League and approved by the Department of Revenue.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles