SB214 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Motor vehicles, distinctive license plate, owners may authorize release of personal information to sponsoring organization,including colleges, Secs. 32-6-64, 32--6-67 am'd.
Summary: The bill lets Alabama vehicle owners opt to share certain registration information with the sponsoring organization of distinctive license plates and with public colleges, limits the data that can be shared, and bars resale without consent, while updating the license plate oversight committee.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes owners to consent at registration or renewal to share their name, address, and email from the registration record with the sponsoring organization of distinctive license plates and with public colleges and universities. The shared information is limited to those three items. The sponsoring organization or colleges/universities must not resell or disclose the information to third parties without written consent from the owner. It also updates the Legislative Oversight Committee on license plates to reflect organizational changes in state agencies.

Who It Affects
Vehicle owners in Alabama, who may choose to consent to share their name, address, and email with plate sponsor organizations and with public colleges/universities.
Sponsoring organizations of distinctive license plates and public colleges/universities, which may receive the owner-consented information and must not resell or disclose it to third parties without the owner's written consent.

Key Provisions
Owners may consent to release owner name, address, and email from the registration record to the sponsoring organization of a distinctive license plate and to public colleges/universities at the time of registration or renewal.
Disclosure is limited to owner name, owner address, and owner email address, if applicable.
The sponsoring organization or college/university may not resell or disclose the information to third parties without the owner's written consent.
The sponsoring organization may request an annual listing of owners who authorized disclosures, and must comply with the consent restriction on resale/disclosure.
The membership of the Legislative Oversight Committee on license plates is updated to reflect organizational changes in state agencies.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Motor Vehicles